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Analyses | | Paulina Wankiewicz

The Dodik trial a test of strength against Serb separatism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tensions are rising in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) over Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, an entity within BiH. On 26 February, the Court of BiH found him guilty, in the first instance, of failing to comply with decisions…
OSW Commentary | | Paulina Wankiewicz

The vanishing Balkans The regions demographic crisis

The demographic situation in the six Western Balkans countries (WB6): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia, has been marked by a steady decline in population over the past two decades.…
Analyses | | Paulina Wankiewicz

The Srebrenica resolution slim chances for reconciliation

The UN resolution on the Srebrenica genocide has sparked a series of tensions in the Western Balkans region. On 23 May the UN General Assembly voted in favour of the resolution been put forward by Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Germany and…
Analyses | | Paulina Wankiewicz

The EU is starting accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 21 March, the European Council decided to initiate accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which is the last Western Balkan state (apart from Kosovo) to open such talks. Sarajevo has been seeking this for years, but…
Analyses | | Paulina Wankiewicz

Dispute over the justice system in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Since January 2024 the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been functioning without any judges from Republika Srpska (RS; for the specific features of the political system in BiH, see Appendix).
Analyses | | Paulina Wankiewicz

Changes to the EUs EUFOR Althea operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 2 November 2023, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the EUFOR Althea operation; all 15 members voted in favour of this decision. EUFOR Althea is a European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Although…
Analyses | | Paulina Wankiewicz

Bosnia Herzegovina economic pressure and Dodiks increasing separatism

The separatist rhetoric of the government of Republika Srpska (RS), which is part of Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH), has been intensifying over the past few weeks. On 24 April the government coalition, led by the Union of Independent…
Analyses | | Paulina Wankiewicz

Bosnia Herzegovina gas disputes along ethnic lines

Since the beginning of the year, disputes have been mounting in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) over the directions and sources of new gas supplies. These mainly concern the construction of a gas interconnector with Croatia. The plans to…