Being found guilty of obstructing the OHR is a significant blow to Bosnian Serb leader. But he won’t give up easily.
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His 1994 handshake with Radovan Karadzic was a stain on his legacy.
![Former US President Jimmy Carter, centre, shakes hands with Radovan Karadzic, right, in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 19, 1994 [Stringer/Files/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/reuters-1735650724.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Moustapha Akkad’s remarkable film about the early history of Islam continues to have an impact today.
After Djukanovic’s exit, there is reason to worry about Montenegro’s commitment to the West.
Serbia’s refusal to accept Kosovo’s sovereignty is increasing the possibility of renewed conflict in the region.
The Dayton Accords made Bosnia a dysfunctional state. Ukraine should resist pressure for a similar flawed peace deal.
Putin may try to destabilise the Western Balkans by ending EUFOR’s mandate, but that may lead to a NATO comeback.
The perceived EU disengagement with Bosnia is encouraging separatist politics.
![Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairman Šefik Džaferović, Željko Komšić and Milorad Dodik pose with European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell ahead of a meeting at EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on September 30, 2020 [File: Reuters/Olivier Hoslet]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2020-09-30T133430Z_1949590146_RC219J9DXIU7_RTRMADP_3_EU-BOSNIA.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Biden’s re-engagement with Europe can start with an easy diplomatic win in the Balkans that would secure the region.
![Senator Joe Biden stands in front of a Danish armored personnel carrier at the UN-controlled Sarajevo Airport on April 9, 1993, making a statement about his trip to the besieged Bosnian capital. [File: AP/Michael Stravato]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP_9304090146.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)