Crisis In Bosnia The Worse Since The Civil War Of 1995

Bosnia Said to Face Worst Crisis Since 1995 -- Voice of America

The international representative for Bosnia says the country is facing its worst crisis since fighting stopped there in 1995.

High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Valentin Inzko told the U.N. Security Council that more than seven months after the general elections in Bosnia, there is still no prospect of a new state government being formed.

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More News On The Crisis In Bosnia

Bosnia facing worst crisis in 15 years: envoy -- Reuters
Fresh Bosnia bloodshed risk warning -- Belfast Telegraph
Bosnia facing 'serious crisis' -- Al Jazeera
Bosnia facing most serious crisis in years -- Foreign Policy
Bosnia: State Institutions Under Attack -- Eurasia Review
Interview: Bosnia's High Representative Singles Out Serbian Entity -- Radio Free Europe
Bosnia Is In Crisis, Top Intl Official Tells UN -- NPR/AP
EU’s Bosnia envoy warns of Dayton violations -- Financial Times
AP Exclusive: Bosnian Serbs given ultimatum -- AP
Serb referendum bid pushes Bosnia towards crisis -- The Australian
International Crisis Group: Bosnia in post-war crisis -- BBC

The Death Of Dayton: How To Stop Bosnia From Falling Apart

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From Foreign Affairs:

Bosnia was once a poster child for successful postwar reconstruction; today, it is on the verge of collapse. The 1995 Dayton accord ended a war, but it also created a fractured polity ripe for exploitation by ethnic chauvinists.

After 14 years of intense international efforts to stabilize and rebuild Bosnia, the country now stands on the brink of collapse. For the first time since November 1995 -- when the Dayton accord ended three and a half years of bloody ethnic strife -- Bosnians are once again talking about the potential for war.

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My Comment: If there is anything that Bosnia has proven, it is that democracy can never be imposed .... it has to come within.

Ethnic Tensions In Bosnia Are Increasing

Now a vibrant city, Sarajevo was once virtually deserted, its streets littered with the debris of battle. Photo from The Daily Mail.

While Europe Sleeps, Bosnia Seethes -- New York Times

NEARLY 14 years after peace for Bosnia was hammered out in Ohio, the hills rising up around Sarajevo can still lead a visitor to uncomfortable thoughts about sightlines for snipers.

As I stood there in person on a visit back in May with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., the violence of the ’90s didn’t feel so far away. Mr. Biden barnstormed through the Balkans on Air Force 2, also stopping in Serbia and Kosovo, with the goal of trying to draw flagging attention back to the region, delivering his sternest lecture to the Bosnian Parliament, warning against falling back onto “old patterns and ancient animosities.”

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More News On Bosnia

Europe is on the brink of a new race war -- The Daily Mail
Bosnia remains mired in divisions -- UPI
Bosnia's ethnic divisions are evident in schools -- AP
Karadzic seeks time to ready for war crimes trial -- Washington Post
Ex-Bosnian Serb chief: US helped Iran arm Muslims -- AP
Karadzic: 'Great powers' orchestrated Bosnian war -- AFP
Karadzic to blame self-interest of west for Yugoslav break-up -- Financial Times
The Bosnian War -- Washington Post
Bosnia's scars still deep -- Cynthia Henry, Philadelphia Inquirer opinion
Never Again: Rembering the Balkans -- Zianab Salbi, Huffington Post opinion