Bosnia-Herzegovina is a stunningly beautiful country. But it is also a country mired in difficulties. In the midst of ongoing constitutional deadlock, there has been growing debate about the future of Republika Srpska (RS), the Bosnian Serb entity that was created under the 1995 Peace Agreement. In recent years, Bosnian Serb leaders have increasingly threatened to break away and form their own independent state. This in turn has led to growing calls by many Bosniaks for RS to be abolished. So, what is the answer?
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In 1995, the Dayton Peace Agreement brought a final end to the bitter and bloody three-way war between the Bosnian Muslims (now known as Bosniaks), Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats. To do this, it saw the Serbian breakaway state of Republika Srpska reintegrated into Bosnia-Herzegovina alongside the Muslim-Croat Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. But while at first the new arrangement seemed to be making progress, over the past 15 years tensions have been growing. Today, many regard Bosnia as a dysfunctional state. As well as growing calls for secession by nationalist Bosnian Serb leaders, most notable Milorad Dodik, the Bosniaks have been calling for greater decentralisation, with some even suggesting the complete abolition of the Republika Srpska – an entity that many see as the product of genocide and ethnic cleansing. But as tempting as it may be to view this as the solution to the country’s difficulties, RS is not the problem that many present it as bring. Instead, the problems lie elsewhere. Indeed, a successful Bosnia needs to be built on respecting Bosnia’s territorial integrity and the legitimacy of Republika Srpska.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction and Titles
0:50 Bosnia and Contested Peace Agreements
1:54 Background to Bosnia-Herzegovina
2:34 The Collapse of Yugoslavia and the Bosnian War
4:23 Interlude: Banja Luka to Teslić
4:58 Rebuilding Bosnia-Herzegovina
6:36 Growing Tensions over Republika Srpska
9:22 Should Republika Srpska Be Abolished?
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Government of Republika Srpska
Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Dayton Peace Agreement
Constitution of Bosnia-Herzegovina
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