As Bosnians head to the polls, the chances of a change from the unworkable status quo look slim.

Bosnia’s elections, like the rest of its political process, can leave the casual observer scratching their heads; in this country of ethnic, religious and political division, some things need explaining.

From now until late August I will be travelling in Bosnia-Herzegovina, including a stint working in Sarajevo for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, so updates here will be sparse. I will, however, be maintaining a separate blog—the unoriginally titled Bosnablog—from which you can follow my journey if you so choose.

As we move into 2010, the future EU prospects of Serbia and Croatia look bright; their neighbour Bosnia, though, risks being left behind if it cannot overcome serious obstacles.

The Drina Valley in eastern Bosnia has an incredible geographical, political and mythological significance within both Serbian and Bosnian society. Between 1992 and 1995, however, it achieved a new infamy as the site of bitter conflict and human rights abuses. This article explores the events of those years and those indictees of the ICTY who were involved in abuses there.

The first in a series focussing on the lesser-known indictees of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, this article examines the background of Vojislav Šešelj, the former Vice-President of Serbia, and his journey from star law student to ultranationalist rhetorician.