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Ethnocentric Yugoslav War Commemorations Taint the Future, Experts Warn

Conflicting ethnically-based commemorations of the 1990s wars mean that even though the fighting ended decades ago, the past continues to burden the present and affect former Yugoslav countries’ futures, an expert report argues. In post-Yugoslav countries, there are often conflicting narratives surrounding events from the 1990s wars, which instead of …

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In Race for Justice, Ukraine Repeats Bosnia’s Mistakes

In pursuing trial after trial for war crimes committed by Russian forces, Ukraine is failing to put the victims at the heart of a much-needed transitional justice strategy. To see the result of such an approach, Kyiv need only look at Bosnia and Herzegovina. The entrance to the cemetery in …

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