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30 Years After Dayton: The Accords That Ended the Bosnia War

saureli — Friday, December 12, 2025 - 16:33

In this video, Crisis Group’s Consulting Senior Analyst for the Balkans, Marko Prelec, explains how Dayton rebuilt a shattered state without a military defeat, creating institutions, frameworks for reconstruction, and international oversight.

Bosnia in Deadlock as Serbs Strain for Exit

nalberti — Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 15:31

Once again, leaders of the majority-Serb entity Republika Srpska are threatening to break away from Bosnia. While tensions between the entity and Sarajevo are longstanding, national collapse may be closer than ever before.

Prisoners of the Past? Political Crises and Ethnic Tensions in the Western Balkans

sbuengener — Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - 15:45

This week on War & Peace, Olga is joined by Marko Prelec, Crisis Group’s consulting senior Balkans analyst, to discuss the political landscape in the Western Balkans, the risks of Bosnia and Herzegovina falling apart, simmering tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, and prospects for EU enlargement.

Helping Keep Bosnia and Herzegovina Together

sbuengener — Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 16:08

Bosnia and Herzegovina is on the verge of falling apart as Republika Srpska, the smaller of its two ethnically divided parts, threatens to break away. In this excerpt from the Watch List 2024 – Spring Update, Crisis Group urges the EU to help stop the fragmentation.

Bosnia and Herzegovina After the Elections

hschaub — Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 16:18

This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson speak with Marko Prelec, Crisis Group’s senior consulting analyst for the Balkans, about the elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia’s persisting political divisions and where the country might be headed next.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Hot Summer

tfuertes — Monday, September 26, 2022 - 10:37

A pre-election standoff between Bosniaks and Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken an ugly turn, with rhetoric from the 1990s war reappearing. Ideally, politicians would make the reforms needed to settle the quarrel but, if not, the internationally appointed high representative should do so.