Publication

6 Oct 2011

This report argues that Republika Srpska’s (RS) flirtation with a referendum in June 2011 is a reminder that Bosnia’s smaller entity still threatens the stability of the country and the Western Balkans. It is highly unlikely that the RS will secede or that the Bosniaks will attempt to eliminate it, but if its Serb leaders continue driving every conflict with Sarajevo to the brink, as they have done repeatedly to date, they risk disaster. The agility of leaders and the population's patience need only fail once to ignite serious violence.

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Author International Crisis Group
Series Crisis Group Europe Reports
Issue 214
Publisher International Crisis Group (ICG)
Copyright © 2011 International Crisis Group (Crisis Group)
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