Bosnia in 2025: As Dayton Remembered, War Crimes Reckoning Still Incomplete
In 2025, Bosnia looked back at the peace deal that ended the 1992-95 war and, 30 years after the Srebrenica genocide, rued the time it has taken to bring the…
Bosnia’s Long Hot Political Summer Defined a Crisis-Torn 2025
From courtrooms to cemeteries, the year exposed Bosnia’s deep political fractures and enduring collective wounds - with Milorad Dodik's conviction triggering an unprecedented confrontation. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Despite Being Ousted, Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik Keeps Grip on Power
This year saw a final court verdict convicting Bosnian Serb strongman Milorad Dodik, but far from showcasing how strong Bosnia’s institutions have become, it only underlined their weakness and vulnerability…
Don’t Blame the Hague Tribunal for Amnesia About War Crimes
Eight years after the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal closed, as the memory of its work fades, new generations know increasingly little about even the worst wartime atrocities. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Two Convicted of Assassinating Bosnian Police Chief
Bosnia's state court sentences Dalibor Railic and Aleksandar Mijatovic to 29 and 34 years in prison respectively for the murder of police chief Radenko Basic in 2022 in a drug…
Croatian Nuclear Waste Storage Plan Dismays Bosnian Activists
New Croatian law paving the way for a radioactive waste disposal centre near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina draws outrcy from Bosnian officials and environmentalists. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: December 15, 2025
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
In Bosnia, a Long Journey Home for a Beloved Brother’s Body
Dragomir Bursac went to work in Croatia in 1991 – and vanished in the Yugoslav wars. The discovery of his remains far away in Bosnia allowed for a funeral that…
Learning from Dayton: Lessons for the US, Ukraine… and Bosnia
Experts say Bosnia should follow the example of an oral history project in the US - seeking to draw lessons from the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement and its subsequent implementation.…
In Bosnia, Community Service Sentences Often Pass Unenforced
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, short prison sentences are often replaced with community service orders, but court delays and administrative holes mean that many are never executed and the guilty go…