Talk with Father Ivo Markovic, a Bosnian Friar
Father Ivo Markovic, a Bosnian Friar and founder of Pontamina Choir, talked about the status of interreligious cooperation and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Events
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The Politics of Bosnia-Herzegovina
This event is rescheduled from its original time on April 20. A multiethnic panel of distinguished politicians serving in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s three legislatures will offer their views on the current situation, strategies to address existing conflicts, and the domestic and international factors shaping the country’s future. These factors include the role of the international community, upcoming general elections and the public’s appetite for change, the policies of neighboring countries, an...
Bosnia-Herzegovina: One Country, or Not?
What economic and political economic factors keep Bosnia-Herzegovina a unified state? Is the division of Bosnia-Herzegovina a viable future for the region or would smaller states lack the necessary political and economic components to survive? Politician and businessman Fahrudin Radončić will address these questions in his discussion.
How Women Moderate Extremism
A panel will offer views about the Bosnian reluctance to engage in civil society as a part of the peacebuilding process, and the role women have played in moderating extremism in their divided country. The speakers will present examples of several specific initiatives and offer their own recommendations on how the international community can support their efforts to stabilize their country.
Is Constitutional Reform in Bosnia a Good Idea?
Is constitutional reform in Bosnia needed, and if so how urgently? Will the EU accession process provide the necessary incentives to make it happen? What more is needed? A panel of experts will address these questions.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Parsing the Options
Vice President Biden warned politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina that failure to adhere to the "only real path" ahead could bring a descent into "ethnic chaos." Yet the threat of violence for Bosnia and the corresponding actions that the leaders of Bosnia, the US, and the EU should take are hotly contested.