Slavoj Zizec, February 10, 2014 by The Guardian Last week, cities were burning in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It all began in Tuzla, a city with a Muslim majority. The protests then spread to the capital, Sarajevo, and Zenica, but also Mostar, home to a large segment of the Croat population, and Banja Luka, capital of the Serb part of Bosnia. Thousands of enraged protesters occupied and set fire to government buildings. Although the situation then calmed down, an atmosphere of high tension still hangs in the air. "the recent vicissitudes of Muslim fundamentalism can be said to confirm Walter Benjamin's old insight that "every rise of fascism bears witness to a failed revolution""
an interview with Daniel Srb, the current leader of the Croatian Party of Rights, by Russ Wellen. Made in Zagreb, October 16, 2012. - Osijek - In Austria, there is a large Croatian community that lives in Gradisce. And they have been living in Gradisce for a long time, just like Serbs who have been living for long time in Croatia. And they are absolutely loyal citizens of Austria. - Bosnia - Oil, the Druzhba pipeline - Albania, "there are two million Albanians in Kosovo and four million in Albania, and 35 percent of Macedonians are Albanian"
By MICHAEL R. GORDON, NYT Published: October 30, 2012 SARAJEVO, Bosnia — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Bosnian leaders on Tuesday to work together and warned that their country would fall behind the rest of Europe if they did not make overdue reforms. Sarajevo was Mrs. Clinton’s first stop on a tour through the Balkan region with Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s high representative for foreign policy. The unusual joint trip was calculated to reinforce the point that there are steps Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo need to take to resolve lingering disputes and advance their political and economic integration with Europe.