Crimea. It is delusional to believe that
countries can be dismembered
without the use of violence. Making
Republika Srpska a material reality
within
the territory of BosniaHerzegovina inaugurated waves of
ethnic cleansing across the country
and a new political economy based on
violence, theft and ethno-party rule.
destroyed the idea of Bosnia as a
multiethnic and multicultural country.
This is the nightmare facing certain
regions of Ukraine. It could begin in
Crimea this Sunday. Let‟s hope crisis
diplomacy stops this speeding train
before it is too late.
Gerard Toal is Professor of Government
and International Affairs at Virginia Tech.
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The Bosnian precedent does not bode
well for the future in and beyond
As a founding father, Karadžić grew
rich from criminal accumulation and
war crimes. Weekend warriors from
Serbia descended upon Bosnian
homes, looting, pillaging and killing.
Before the war there were no „Serb
territories‟ in Bosnia, just as there are
no „Russian territories‟ in Southern
and Eastern Ukraine. But during the
war the unleashing of gangs with guns
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Federation. In the past, Russia has
wisely refrained from openly flouting
international law by annexing these,
de jure respectively Moldovan and
Georgian, territories. If it takes
Crimea from Ukraine, however, we
are in a new era.