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Republika Srpska (Serbian Cyrillic: Република Српска, pronounced [repǔblika sr̩̂pskaː] ⓘ, also known as the Republic of Srpska) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Complicated Geography
- Republika Srpska and The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Strongly Pro-Russian
- How Republika Srpska Was Founded
- New Territorial Status Quo Recognized
- Independent Political System
- Ghosts of The Past
- High Representative
- National Identities and Religion
- Ongoing Problems
Republika Srpska consists of two separate entities, connected via a neutral district, Brcko, to the north. The Brcko district was created after the war in 1995 to ensure that Bosnian Serbs did not control a single, continuous territory within Bosnia and Herzegovina, bordering Serbia. Brcko has its own administrative status within Bosnia and Herzego...
Together, Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina make up the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is home to Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs. According to its constitution, the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina is in charge of its own foreign affairs, foreign trade, customs and currency policy, as well as migration issues, internatio...
Whereas the EU is unpopular in Republika Srpska, Russia has many supporters. On January 9, Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik awarded Russian President Vladimir Putinthe entity's highest honor for his "patriotic concern and love for Republika Srpska." The honor was bestowed on the 31st anniversary of the creation of the entity, which is neith...
On January 9, 1992, the Bosnian Serb assembly declared Republika Srpska the independent "Republic of the Serb people of Bosnia and Herzegovina." The announcement is considered to be one of the causes of the Bosnian war, which led to the death of 100,000 people, with hundreds of thousands more forced to flee. During the conflict, nationalist actors ...
The Dayton Agreement of 1995ended the war, yet also recognized the new territorial status quo. Since then, almost half of Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of Republika Srpska, populated by 1,2 million people, most of whom are Serbian.
Republika Srpska has its own political system with an independent judiciary. Although Sarajevo is its official capital according to the constitution, the de-facto seat of government has been Banja Luka since 1998.
Dealing with convicted war criminals has been a deeply contentious issue in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which still remains under international observation. Controversially, some war criminals are still revered in Republika Srpska today.
A few weeks ago, Germany's High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, was moved to remind the people and politicians of Republika Srpska that Karadzic and Mladic were "authors of genocide," sentenced as war criminals by international courts.
There are de facto very few differences between Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs. First and last names vary and so does language. More pronounced differences can be seen in religious affiliations. Bosniaks tend to be Muslim, Croats are Catholic and Serbs are Orthodox Christians. Such differences have stood in the way of creating a citizenship-based state...
On the anniversary of the creation of Republika Srpska, Serbian President Alexandar Vucicsent his son Danilo to the entity to mark the event. This underscored Serbia's political support for President Milorad Dodik's efforts to achieve independence for Republika Srpska. The US Embassy in Sarajevo criticized the move on Twitter. This article was orig...
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- Volker Wagener
Oct 21, 2021 · Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing a political crisis that some fear could lead to armed conflict, little more than 25 years after the Bosnia war ended with the signing of the Dayton Peace...
- Mersiha Gadzo
Jan 9, 2023 · Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Constitutional Court declared the January 9 “Republika Srpska Day” illegal and unconstitutional in November 2015, stating that the event is discriminatory against non ...
- Mersiha Gadzo
May 14, 2024 · Leaders from Serbia and Bosnia’s Republika Srpska have been campaigning against the adoption of a UN resolution commemorating the Srebrenica genocide.
- Al Jazeera Staff
With several attacks on formerly war-displaced returnees in Republika Srpska in 2023 and poor investigation efforts by authorities, victims associations called on the European Union...
Authorities in the majority Serb Republika Srpska – which along with the Bosniak-Croat Federation and Brcko District comprise Bosnia and Herzegovina – undertook sustained actions that undercut national institutions, increased interethnic tensions, and limited the freedoms of assembly and expression.
