In the aftermath of the last war, we have experienced only two periods of optimism in the Western Balkans. The first began almost simultaneously with the fall of the regime of Slobodan Milosevic, during the first months of 2000. The countries of former Yugoslavia primarily had only one goal. Re-entering Europe. This task seemed attainable … More New Era Of Solitude And Disputes

It’s simply about two different views. A dangerous misunderstanding is likely to arise between them. Leading to consequences of exactly the same quality. At the beginning of this week, on the last day of January 2017, the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs started almost a routine discussion on conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The … More A New Dangerous Misunderstanding

Nobody had been really convinced that she would come. All petty whispers about Angela Merkel’s arrival to the meeting could remain as such. There weren’t quite many reasons, either political or security-related, why would the most influential woman in Europe join the gathering of presidents of South-Eastern European States in Dubrovnik on that lovely July … More The President’s Problem