Russia's Nikolai Patrushev says in meeting w/ Serbia's Vulin, close assoc of Pres Vucic, Russia 'will use its influence' to prevent adoption of UNGA's Srebrenica Genocide res. Serbia fully & truly confirming its self-immolation in international affairs. vijesti.ba/clanak/639834/…

Namely, where are Troika’s true commitments? Handing over BiH CC majority to HDZ & thus definitively siding vs the ECHR’s rulings — or actual European rule of law standards, thus at least waiting for Venice Commission to issue its opinion? I fear we know the answer.

Y’day Komsic submitted req to Venice Commission re: ethnic criterion used to appoint 🇧🇦 Const Crt judges. Today his DF has req FBiH assembly delay further moves twd appointment of HDZ’s Vukoja until VC responds. Testing Troika’s “European” credentials. fena.ba/article/157702…

Xi expected to visit Belgrade on May 7 to mark anniversary of NATO’s strike on Chinese embassy during 1999 Kosovo War. Vucic making a categorical lurch toward the global autocratic axis, his regime a clear & present danger to region’s democracies. klix.ba/vijesti/regija…

🇫🇷 & 🇮🇹 seemingly conditioning 🇽🇰 admittance to CoE on creation of the ASM are applying a standard to 🇽🇰 that no other state has had to go through & that most existing member states would fail (or refuse!) to meet (incl 🇷🇸). In reality 🇽🇰 already fully complies w/ Statute of CoE.

Za sve one koji su pitali: moju novu knjigu 'Bošnjaci' možete naručiti preko Vrijeme knjige ili kupiti fizički primjerak u svim boljim Bh. knjižarama u narednim danima. ikvrijeme.ba/proizvod/bosnj…

Seventeen years ago, Milorad Dodik embraced civilized stances towards the victims of the Srebrenica genocide and denounced war criminals on behalf of the Serb community. We urge him to reject his current populist rhetoric and return to his previous positions.

I genuinely hope all of the Operation EUFOR Althea personnel involved in today's road accident near Tuzla are all right. But I am not encouraged by the fact that their purportedly 'armored' vehicle appears to have disintegrated from a relatively minor collision. klix.ba/vijesti/crna-h…

Key from Toby Vogel. I've gone hoarse from warning re: existential danger of allowing command of Operation EUFOR Althea to Orban, while BiH Security Min was handed over to Nesic. Vitally important NATOBiH co-op w/ BiH Armed Forces to counter any ploy by Dodik-Orban-Vucic axis in May.

Today's comments by Dodik in Russia only latest threats he/Vucic have made vs BiH & Kosovo. Growing fears in region early May will see new attempt at violence by Serb nationalist elements.

Unequivocal support by NATO to Sarajevo & Pristina must be made to deter any adventurism.

I have chapter in the 'The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Geopolitics' in which I discuss 'how regional actors have capitalized on – or even weaponized – the prevailing disinterest in and ignorance...of foreign powers in regional affairs and dynamics.' link.springer.com/referenceworke…

Pres Komsic has req an opinion from the Venice Commission concerning the method for Constitutional Court appointments in BiH, arguing the present practice over emphasizing ethnic quotas is not in line with European norms. An important intervention. klix.ba/vijesti/bih/ko…

Bosnian Serb secessionist Dodik again in Russia amid his renewed threats to “withdraw” from BiH state institutions. Says Operation EUFOR Althea will only assist in separation bc they will not allow reax from state security elements, will not protect BiH terr integrity. klix.ba/vijesti/bih/za…

Today’s meltdown by Serbia’s Vucic at the UNSC is further proof of how little is needed to send extremists like him and Dodik into a doom spiral. The question remains why most Western officials continue to give them the white glove treatment, despite their reactionary politics.

Serbia & Hungary as “loyalists” of China’s ambitions in CEE. The same Serbia which has been centered in US policy twd W. Balkans & the same Hungary to which EU has surrendered its regional policy too. And then they say they’re concerned about growing Chinese influence. 🙃

Svim Jevrejima u Sarajevu i cijeloj našoj domovini, upućujem iskrene čestitke povodom najvećeg jevrejskog praznika Pesaha!

Ovaj praznik je dio historije i duhovnosti BiH, a njegovo obilježavanje neka nam bude podsticaj da razumijevanjem i solidarnošću nastavimo da gradimo