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The Sept. 11 attack on America has sparked a debate about Islam that has, unfortunately, been framed in terms of us (the civilized, Western world) and them (the dangerous, suspect Muslims). Even well-intentioned statements dismissing the rhetoric of crusades have not softened an implicit skepticism among many people toward Islam.

My visit to Banja Luka, which caused so much media attention, is over. Now I expect to see concrete results of the discussions I had with the RS leadership. As always, nobody objected to what I demanded - but what will count is not words or, for that matter, signed declarations, but deeds

The international envoy to Bosnia, Wolfgang Petritsch, slammed Bosnian Serb authorities Monday for their lack of support for the work of central Bosnia's institutions.

The Austrian Diplomat was obviously not impressed by the familiar chauvinist thesis on the nature of the war in BiH, or by the new thesis about a terrorist danger coming from Sarajevo

In an interview with Nezavisne Novine, the High Representative in BiH writes about the meeting of religious leaders and politicians from BiH in Coventry, where the leaders of the Banja Luka religious communities - Orthodox bishop Jefrem Milutinovic, the Catholic bishop Franjo Komarica and the Mufti Edhem Camdzic signed a joint statement which binds [...]

The High Representative is getting ready for his last year in Bosnia and Herzegovina. One thing is clear: This year will not just be a continuation of the previous two during which he rather robustly and successfully worked on his three strategic priorities - refugee return, a strengthening of the state institutions, and economic reform - dismissin [...]

I remember how shocked Wolfgang Petritsch was, the High Representative and my boss, when he had just taken up his job in Bosnia and Herzegovina two years ago and started receiving letters from desperate refugees and displaced persons who asked for help to return to their homes

Economic reforms were the main topic at the meeting of the political directors of the Peace Implementation Council’s Steering Board with State and Entity officials in Brussels this week

It is BiH Citizens who are paying the price for shortsighted political calculations – Partnership cannot be a one-way process, it depends on responsible and professional authorities

Article by Alexandra Stiglmayer in Ljiljan