In an interview with The Associated Press, Dodik expressed determination to pursue Serbian national interests, even in the face of potential American intervention. He warned that any attempts to bolster shared, multiethnic institutions in Bosnia would prompt the Bosnian Serb region to completely reject them and revert to the disunity and dysfunction prevalent at the... Read More
In an interview with The Associated Press, Dodik expressed determination to pursue Serbian national interests, even in the face of potential American intervention. He warned that any attempts to bolster shared, multiethnic institutions in Bosnia would prompt the Bosnian Serb region to completely reject them and revert to the disunity and dysfunction prevalent at the end of the 1990s war.
Threat of Independence and Historical Context:
Dodik added to the tension by suggesting that Western democracies’ reactions would force the Bosnian Serb-controlled regions to declare full independence. This provocative stance harks back to the horrors of the Bosnian War, which saw widespread ethnic cleansing and the displacement of millions before the Dayton peace agreement was reached in 1995. Read Less