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Why Vladimir Putin’s in no hurry for peace

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Thirty years after the Balkans peace deal, a different US leadership is fumbling the war in Ukraine

Thirty years ago, on December 14 1995, the presidents of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia signed the Dayton agreement. The treaty ended three years of bloodshed in what was, at the time, the largest war in Europe since 1945.

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Egypt peace summit showed that Donald Trump’s Gaza deal is more showbiz extravaganza than the ‘dawn of a new Middle East’

Following the Middle East summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal has been compared in the media to the Good Friday agreement which brought an end to the conflict in Northern Ireland and the Dayton accords which achieved a (so far) lasting peace in the Balkans. The fact…

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Bosnia and Herzegovina in crisis as Bosnian-Serb president rallies for secession

The country of Bosnia and Herzegovina is embroiled in a crisis that may affect its political future and the stability of the western Balkans. Recent events in the bitterly divided country read a little like a spy novel. But the tensions that threaten three decades of tenuous peace since the…

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‘Most dangerous moment since 1995’: renegade Dodik leaves Bosnia in limbo

Republika Srpska’s president faces being banned from office for separatist actions, but may yet cling to power

The Guardian - UK

Costa calls for reforms in Bosnia to ensure EU membership progress

The European Council president said the EU is committed to the European future of Bosnia, as he visited Sarajevo on Tuesday to meet with members of the tripartite presidency as part of his tour of the Balkans.

Euronews

When presidents try to make peace: What Trump could learn from Teddy Roosevelt, Carter, Clinton and his own first term

Throughout his 2024 campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump made diplomatic resolution of the Ukraine-Russia war a major priority, suggesting that he could bring peace within “24 hours.” Even before Trump resumed office in January 2025, as president-elect he named envoys and held preliminary discussions with a variety of leaders.

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Top international official in Bosnia cuts financing for ruling Serb parties to pressure separatists

The top international official in Bosnia has cut all budgetary financing for ruling political parties in the Serb-run part of the country, adding pressure on the entity’s pro-Russian president who is wanted over his separatist policies

The Independent UK

The Battle To Control Assets Behind Bosnia Crisis

At the heart of the deepening crisis in Bosnia -- where Serb leader Milorad Dodik has been pushing the weak central government to the brink with threats of secession -- is a battle over who owns what.

International Business Times

Bosnia peace envoy says Serb regional leaders seek to destabilise country

Christian Schmidt calls for the ‘immediate cessation of all activities that undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement’.

Al Jazeera

Bosnian Serb lawmakers bar joint institutions after a court convicted president and tensions soar

Bosnian Serb lawmakers on Thursday passed a set of laws barring central Bosnian judiciary and police from the Serb-run entity in Bosnia, sending tensions soaring in the troubled Balkan country after a court convicted its pro-Russia president and banned him from politics

The Independent UK

Bosnia’s EU membership hopes hinge on overcoming deep political rift

Bosnia's path to European Union membership hangs in the balance as the country faces its deepest political crisis since the 1990s war. Western powers are weighing their response after Bosnian Serb lawmakers this week moved to paralyse state institutions, threatening reforms crucial for the country's EU integration.

Radio France Internationale

A UN resolution on the Srebrenica genocide ignites old tensions

Leaders from Serbia and Bosnia’s Republika Srpska have been campaigning against the adoption of a UN resolution.

Al Jazeera

Bosnia’s Dodik declared winner in disputed election after recount

Milorad Dodik wins the race for president of country’s Serb entity, following a recount after opposition cried foul.

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What you need to know about Bosnia’s general election

If Croat and Serb nationalist candidates win presidency seats, an even worse security crisis may unfold, analysts say.

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