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A delicate understanding of national identity in the Balkans helped Kiro Gligorov keep Macedonia out of the Balkan wars. Angelina Jolie's new film, “In the Land of Blood...

Germany is threatening to stop Serbia being made a formal candidate for membership of the European Union at next week's European Council. The leaders of the 27 member states...

EU to discuss Ashton-Dodik agreement. The foreign ministers of the EU will, at their meeting on 23 May, discuss the politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina following a deal that...

Testing the value of two hoary old clichés about the importance of keeping the European Union engaged in the western Balkans. Just because something is a...

Recent drug-seizures and arrests reinforce the image of the Balkans as lawless badlands. But the countries in the region are getting tough on crime. Herman Van Rompuy, the...

Engagement in the western Balkans shows that Turkey is not turning towards a more Islamic agenda. Future historians of reconciliation in the western Balkans could do worse...

The EU and US seek to break Bosnia and Herzegovina's constitutional deadlock. The EU and the United States are to hold two days of talks with political leaders in Bosnia and...

Diplomatic efforts being stepped up ahead of important talks. The EU and the United States are stepping up diplomatic efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead of talks...

Meeting arranged by EU and US fails to break political deadlock. Leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina's main parties failed to break the country's political stalemate in...

Constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina is under threat, according to the international community's envoy. The future of constitutional reform in Bosnia and...

Serbia's flagship carrier is set for a name change. Change in the Balkans may come slowly – but when it comes, it sweeps away everything before it. The last vestiges of...

The joint recognition of Kosovo by Macedonia and Montenegro will make the region a somewhat safer place. The Balkans is likely to be a bit safer following Montenegro's and...

A diplomat makes a bid for a posting in Minsk. Karel Vosskühler (pictured) is the Dutch ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina – but he is not what you would call...

Early results from Bosnia's in local elections suggest a clear-cut victory for nationalists. The ruling nationalist parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina did well in local...

Milorad Dodik, the leader of the Bosnian Serbs, may just have toyed with nationalism too much for his own good. Milorad Dodik, the prime minister of Bosnia's...

Agreement marks first major step towards membership. Bosnia and Herzegovina took a first step towards eventual membership in the EU on Monday (16 June), when Prime Minister...

Ever since NATO's 1999 bombing campaign brought a form of resolution to the bitterest internal conflicts in the western Balkans, the EU's policy has taken the form of a grand...

Bosnia is in the middle of a crisis and needs to decide whether it is serious about closer ties with the European Union, the international high representative in the country,...

One of the curious aspects of the Serbian delegation to the ongoing talks over the future of Kosovo is the presence of Thomas Fleiner, a Swiss law professor. So why is a...

Miroslav Lajcák, the international community's high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has given the strongest indication yet that he might sack Bosnian leaders if...