Why Bosnia Feels Helpless but Not Hopeless
Former diplomat Ian Bancroft explains how his new book explores the dysfunctional state that Bosnia and Herzegovina is in – and its people’s deep desire for a way out. KAYNAK:…
Week in Review: High Ambitions and Missed Opportunities
Our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at future goals as well as lost opportunities from the past. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Bosnian Capital Hosts BIRN Exhibition on Media’s Role in 1990s Wars
‘Reporting War’, organised by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, in Sarajevo, examines journalists’ role in the Yugoslav wars – and how some nationalist media helped to fuel them. KAYNAK:…
Military Drones, Incendiary Devices: How Russian Trainers Taught Subversion at Balkan Camps
Court documents and interviews have revealed more about recruits from Moldova who were trained by Russian instructors at camps in Bosnia and Serbia to foment unrest, scout embassies and use…
Trump Jr Visits Bosnian Serbs, Spotlighting Republika Srpska’s US Outreach
Donald Trump Jr’s visit to Banja Luka for a business panel, held under heavy security, is seen as part of Republika Srpska’s efforts to cultivate ties with Washington. KAYNAK: Balkan…
US-Backed ‘April Package’ was a Lost Opportunity to Reform Bosnia
Looking back, the 2006 package of proposed constitutional reforms was a missed chance to improve on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s dysfunctional post-war system – and one that may not reoccur. KAYNAK:…
Western Balkans Stability Monitor: An Unstable Sort of Calm
The latest BIRN Western Balkans Stability Monitor looks at how the year began across the region, with governments battling to survive amid rising global uncertainty. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
World Cup Qualification Brings Rare Sense of Hope to Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s victory to secure a place in the 2026 World Cup sparked celebrations on the streets of Sarajevo, offering a moment of joy amid constant political crisis –…
Bosnia and Turkey Celebrate World Cup Qualification After Playoff Victories
Joy across Bosnia and Turkey, as men’s teams win play-offs to qualify for the 2026 World Cup – and heartache in Kosovo, as narrow defeat dashes country’s hopes. KAYNAK: Balkan…
Sniffing for Danger: The Elite Dogs Hunting for Bosnia’s Buried Mines
Mine-detection dogs helping reclaim a countryside still littered with unexploded ordnance left over from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 1992-95 war, one landmine at a time. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight