Kosovo Liberation Army
byThe Kosovo Liberation Army, or KLA, was a military organisation comprised of ethnic Albanian’s fighting for separation from Serbia. Background Once upon a time,…
NATO
What’s in a Name? The Republic of North Macedonia
byThe political name dispute between The Republic of Macedonia and Greece has been prevalent since WWII but reignited with new vigor after the break-up…
Sarajevo Markale Market Massacre
byDuring the Bosnian War and the siege of Sarajevo the Bosnian Serb army attacked civilians in the Markale or marketplace located in the centre…
The Dayton Peace Accords
byThere were over 30 ceasefires and agreements in Bosnia prior to the Dayton Peace Accords. All of which collapsed. The war had become the…
The Bosnian War – 1995
by1995 saw the eventual end to the fighting of the Bosnian War, but it also saw the worst atrocities to happen in Europe since…
The Bosnian War – February 1994 to January 1995
byIn February 1994 mortar shell fired into a Sarajevo marketplace exploded, killing 68 people. It was a clear message that despite all the peace…
The Failure of the International Community
byThe leaders of the Yugoslav republics must bear the responsibility for the wars that crippled the country. But it must be noted that…
The Bosnian War – How it all began
byIn the aftermath of the Second World War, the Balkan states of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Macedonia became better known as the…