Montenegro’s membership in NATO could change the way Serbians view the alliance, says Janusz Bugajski. According to this senior fellow at the Washington-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), this is possible “if Montenegro becomes more successful and attracts more investments.” “The NATO membership itself is another stepping stone towards EU membership – I think…
It is high time that Serbia understands that NATO is a ticket without which it cannot enter the EU, Vuk Draskovic has said. The leader of the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) party made this statement in an op-ed published by the Belgrade-based newspaper Danas. “NATO is a choice and a guarantee of the western road,…
Due to the growing animosity between the European Union and Russia, Moscow is increasingly depicted as a vector of instability in the Western Balkans. Its close relationship with Serbia is often denounced as hindering the EU’s regional enlargement process. While the Serbian government is still geared towards EU accession, Serbs are becoming increasingly disenchanted over…
RS president, Milorad Dodik, said on Thursday that representatives of this Bosnia and Herzegovina entity will suspend the implementation of the NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP), in accordance with the declaration of the RS National Assembly about the military neutrality of RS. Dodik said to the media in Banja Luka, that he expects every representative…
President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik said that Republika Srpska must be united on the issue of the registration of military property and underlines that policy will be to reject the idea of Bosnia and Herzegovina joining NATO. Dodik told the press in Trebinje that the earlier policy regarding NATO was a result of a…
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Western diplomats urged Bosnian leaders Thursday to continue moving toward NATO membership, saying it could bring security and improve people’s lives. But a Bosnian Serb leader says Serbs will not let Bosnia join until the alliance resolves its differences with Russia. The ambassadors of the U.S., Britain and NATO issued a…
There are major concerns over Russia’s influence in Eastern Europe. Bosnia-Herzegovina remains a deeply divided country despite a decades-old peace agreement that ended a brutal war in the Balkans. The nation remains split between a Bosnian Serb Republic and a Muslim-Croat federation. CBS News contributor Alex Kliment, who writes for Signal, a newsletter produced by…
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s security agencies are investigating a Serbian right-wing group which the national government said on Tuesday was a paramilitary unit formed to create “a problem” for those opposed to Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik. Members of Serbian Honour caused uproar when they marched in full combat gear in the Bosnian Serb capital…
Washington Post warned this week of the seriousness of the formation, as it is said to be the paramilitary formations in Bosnia and Herzegovina that coming from Russia, stressing that such information was confirmed by the Bosnian officials. These activities compare the list in the analysis with individual cases in countries where Russia has an…