, in the state of bosnia herzegovina, her situation's off. it's better than drawing out the competencies out of the drawer, but i have to say are that so me personally to make decisions and nobody should think here that i have forgotten how i can open this drawer. finally, i'd like to ask you about the future. obviously, we're focus now on the immediate, which is the threats taking place, the current in stability and finding a way out of it. but the reality is, and we've seen this in other countries. for example, there is often a comparison made between lebanon and bosnia, in the sense that the sectarian divisions that exist, they are in the sense that the political system that was established there was established as a consequence of a civil war. and despite it being able to end the war again, it is not the most functioning political system. there are the governments change often. in fact, sometimes it takes years to foreign governments and so forth. with regard to bosnia herzegovina, i would like you to try and be as honest as possible here

kristen smith, the international hi representative to bosnia and herzegovina. thank you very much for talking to al jazeera. a pleasure. i'd like to start by asking you, sir about the current political situation in the country. it has been described by many senior officials, both in the international community, the united nations, as well as actually regional figures as the most dangerous or the deepest crisis that the country has witnessed since the war ended in 1995. what is your assessments of the situation in bosnia right now? yeah, thank you. in need of situation both. nancy covina them the yes and a bet shape of these days. i have reported this some add to the secret at channel of united nations until the united nations security council in my re port where i referred especially to him and of the increase of his functionality and the state and inflammatory rhetoric which are probably could go beyond a chest rhetoric and that is the concern i have that, that reports that you mentioned earlier, mr. schmidt, which was presented to the united nations security

this is not yet the case in bosnia herzegovina. and this is more complain that a some rejection of the, in scholars, sir. my predecessor, a has a called it are you make, you make a good comparison there with germany and obviously it's history with regards to war crimes. how much of the failure was not husk of enough in dealing with its past and acknowledging that it's dark past? how much of the, the, that failure is also the responsibility or due to the failure of european countries and partners, particularly when you're looking out, for example, the netherlands and the role that it's peacekeepers played in shrub renewed, saw the failure by other countries within the european union to underline and the highlights, the genocide, this has happened. they are maybe for fear of it looking back and reflecting badly on them. i do think this is some are not the case. indeed, the netherlands, there has been a long process of discussion and self reflection by the let a to a commitment to contribute to a, to a better development. basically co

well, this is a clear attempt at breaking up of bosnia herzegovina. as we know, the bonding on war was stopped in 1995, but never really ended the war simply moved from the battlefield to the institution and the bosnian serb leadership lead lead by mr. miller with the full support. and this is an important. ready point of lead me to russia have deemed it the right time to try to finish what they. ready started during the war. ready in the ninety's. so we're talking about a continuation of the genocidal policies of the ninety's with other by other me. so the idea here is to achieve budget work time goals which were which included perpetrating agenda through diesel me. so they want to basically use the parliament to finish off what they couldn't do on the battlefield. okay. jack are allowed to bring you in. do you agree with that assessment all? what do you see as, as the aim here, as far as the daughter is concerned, the milliner know, did i agree that mill road dick basically was in or on a rolled her to separation of the public, a subs come from bost

sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. cerimagic is a doctor and an activist for productive rights. she's preparing for the arrival of her fourth child. she wants to have a home birth, but in bosnia and herzegovina, that's not an option. the health system here only allows births in hospitals. bosnia and herzegovina is one of europe's poorest countries. its health care system was destroyed by the bosnian war in the �*90s. 30% of medical staff were lost. and today, the system remains underfunded and understaffed. but although hospital births are safe in this country, hundreds of women say they've experienced mistreatment and violence in state maternity wards. amira is one of them. a home birth can be as safe as a hospital birth for women like amira who have straightforward pregnancies and who are having their second or subsequent child. through activism and working as a doctor, amira knows the health system well. but although she feels empowered by the idea of a home birth, her husband elmir still has some doubts. in a home

the federation of bosnia and herzegovina as well as the bosnian serb republic, republic. a serb sco both would function independently. but when govern jointly sharing the institutions of security, the rule of law and the economic system, which now the bosnian serb republic wants to withdraw from ah. okay, let's bring in our guests in sarajevo, the capital of bosnia and herzegovina, and its largest city roof by a rich who is a former bosnian government minister. he's also vice president of the u. s. europe alliance. that's an american organization which campaigns to boost trans atlantic ties and serbia largest city belgrade is jericho. crotch, former deputy prime minister of serbia. and in the german capital berlin, we have bought over senior associate at the democratization policy council. it campaigns to boost liberal democratic values, a very warm welcome to you all. thank you for joining us all inside story. i'd like to begin with, you are a bite of ich, i just wanna get your reaction. first off to this move by legislators are in the republic a service go to essentiall

we are withdrawing our permission for the joint armed forces of bosnia herzegovina. in the next 6 months, we will talk and see if there is a possibility to form a new structure for the armed forces considering our position. or we will pick any of 2 options to form an army of republic, setup sca, or submit the law for the general demilitarization of bosnia. and will begin a discussion about license developments in a moment. but 1st, let's take a look at what happened before between 992 and 995, both me and said muslims, adequate as for a bloody war which killed an estimated 200000 people. divided the country along ethnic lines. western nations intervened by sending military forces to keep the warring sides apart. after a u. s. initiative, peace was eventually achieved and what's known as the dayton accords. they divided both me into 2 or thomas regions. the federation of bows near at her convenience as well as the bosnian serb republic or public a subscript. both would function independently, but would govern jointly sharing the institutions of security. the rule of l

like i mean this, the service in bosnia herzegovina, they, they want to call it quits. why doesn't the international community let them do that? i mean, i, as far as i understand they don't have any terry, totally ambitions over anyone. they just want to get out of a bad deal that they were forced into, into a failed state. it wouldn't exist if it wasn't pumped through of full of money from outside international organizations. i mean, it's also everyone, one of the most corrupt places in the world, go ahead when. well, this is the problem because usually when there's a dispute, we can look towards international law in principles. but again, there are no rules and source of legitimacy set apart. keep in mind, you know, the breakup of the stores mentioned was large and to large extent driven by external powers as well. and when did choose between the principal sovereign and their total integrity and then the self determination of a people, you know, the conflict. it's always independence. i mean if you're most now, you should be allowed to see it from, you know, from yugo

i mean, you and nato have push for bosnia herzegovina to be a member of nato. and in order to be a member of nato, they wanted to create a centralized government and a unify as well. that was always a non starter because the reason why there was a war in bosley in the 1990 is precisely because they wouldn't accept a unified, centralized or already, which was always liked it to be dominated by the bosnian muslims. so by pushing for this, there was always likely to trigger a reaction from the service. and then what immediately for 7 they did this current crisis was the, the, the high representative off there, some suddenly amending the criminal code and making it on a crime punishable by prison. genocide, denial, which is essentially a code for you know, whatever the, so think about their performance in the war. so a said, well, you know why, why do we want to be part of a state that is inherently hostile to us and bearing, you know, now with all the threats that are coming, you know, how dare you. busy violate the date of the course, but of course the data was n

today we look at bosnia herzegovina. we're a serv, leader within the 3 member presidency, has 4 weeks urged the formation of sir, blood parallel institutions and the republic. a service got entity, miller at dix proposals, have put on edge many people across the country, which is home to boston, ex croats, and serbs. they're now waiting to see what parliamentarians and the serv, dominated republic. a serbs can think about. it's plants. hey, are you watching on youtube? you see that box over there? we have a live stream producer there waiting to get your comments to me, to be a part of the conversation and then i can get them to our guest. and i actually have a great panel. augusta wanted me today and i'm going to ask them to introduce themselves . gonna begin with yasmin. i am. yeah. rich, i'm a political scientist working on the call exit democratization and democratic back slides. okay. that's perfect. thank you. i dana, i mean he negotiated in cheyenne. okay, so security studies, cindy university of sarajevo and my in

so we got, i've seen number had lives lately, talking about bosnia herzegovina may break up. what is going on? what, what is it about? don't plans. i have everyone so concerned. yes. well bothering to go nice. currently experiencing it's worth crisis since the $90.00 to $95.00 international arm conflict. and we are in december and 14th of this month, we'll market the 26th anniversary on the signing of the dates and peace accord agreement which did establish the 2 entities in both. it has to go in and also created a super complicated system off a government and a constitution which is discriminatory to minorities. and as you pointed out, miller adored the call is the 3rd member of the 3 part time presidency. and to the fact the leader of liberal, because he has announced that he was threatened to withdraw from central governments armed forces, judiciary attacks and customs agencies and other paid bodies. and he was also a, he also threatened the establishing independent bosnian serb army, one that is convicted of committing genocide. so in international court. so these more of

and what they do serves are not guests in bosnia herzegovina. they've been living there for centuries and centuries, and they deserve to have the rights that any other nation should have. russian president vladimir putin on his chinese count about g. king pin have held an online meeting with moscow and beijing publicly committed to strengthening that ties amid increasingly strained relations between the east and west authorized ecos down off. now joining us live here on the program to give us a more detail on this and eager this is, this is, i mean, it's a timely and a symbolic meeting as well with western partners sending weapons to ukraine, the russian president demanding security assurances. then putin's recent meeting in india, and now this with china. well indeed, rory, this was a bit of a, like a virtual summit. and this meeting, if i may call it that, it comes amid as both nations, they face very similar geopolitical challenges, and most of them are coming from half the world away from the united states, both nations, both russia and chin

today we look at bosnia herzegovina were serb leader within the 3 member presidency has for weeks urged the formation of sir, blood parallel institutions and the republican service guy, entity, miller, i don't mix proposals, have put on edge many people across the country, which is home to boss, next croats and serbs there now waiting to see what parliamentarians and the serb dominated republic a search could think of dote x plans. hey, are you watching on youtube? you see that box over there? we have a live stream producer there waiting to get your comments to me so you can be a part of the conversation and then i can get them to our guest. and i actually have a great panel. augusta went to me today and i'm going to ask them to introduce themselves . gonna begin with yasmin. i am. yeah, yeah, rich, i'm a political scientist working on the co x, democratization dual credit back featured. that's perfect. thank you. i dana. hi nina, but you didn't sign up for her. so security studies, cindy university of sarajevo and my interest in the research of genocide transitional justice that go so

a strip sca is an entity of bosnia herzegovina which was established in the 1995 dayton accords which ended the bloody war in bosnia herzegovina between serbs, croats and body extra body muslims, as they used to be called for fully concepts. because leadership miller, dominique has said that, in fact the dayton agreement has been changed by the west many times since 1995. now it is very hypocritical of the west saying that they are against the succession of republic as their school is just a couple of 100 kilometers away in kosovo. they are the ones that are pushed for the succession of co civil from serbia, and they recognized coastal was dependence. i think it's about time for the west to start respecting its own principles and what they say. and what they do serves are not guests. in bosnia herzegovina, they've been living there for centuries and centuries, and they deserve to have the rights that any other nation should have. the ino practica annual science and business form kicks off for the 8th time and moscow on tuesday brings together industry reps and scientists from around t

it's unravel the serves in bosnia herzegovina saying they don't want to participate anymore. and so there's the possibility of a war. why i mean, i don't understand why this is something, something that's so important to the european union. and i even less understand why it's important to the americans go in on how your role in the grades are either way, if it could have worked. and the problem is that the e u is actually been a great extent there also a lot of this chaos because it has been the primary doctor to undermine and the fragile state of the bus there, which was set up because just briefly when the war in boston came to an end in $95.00, it had the deep agreements which essentially states and what the cost, what solution on the constitutional b, which was, was there were 2 or thomas entity is supposed to occur on the and the servant. so the set up the special powers to implement this, however, that you then hijacked it, this powers and you know, effectively ruling or both now, but they've decided the only way most that could be peaceful if it integrates into the u b

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they're calling on the international high representative in bosnia and herzegovina to take action.ded on bosnia's recent blood history. —— bloodied history. the war of the 1990s killed 100,000 people. two million more had to flee their homes as ethnic conflict engulfed the country. bosnian serb forces committed some of the worst atrocities — including the srebrenica massacre. they systematically murdered thousands of bosniak muslim men and boys. that's why milorad dodik�*s proposal to revive the bosnian serb army has caused such alarm. the 1995 dayton peace agreement brought an end to the horror, but at a price — bosnia was divided into the majority ethnic serb republic of srpska, and the federation — which most bosniaks and ethno croats call home. the national government is weak and ethnically divided. today's sarajevo is peaceful, but poor. ethno—nationalist politicians divide and rule — but they've dismally failed to move the country forward. and bosnians of all ethnicities are justifiably cynical about their leaders. translation: unfortunately, this country has been running| on

but considering the in the entire project for bosnia herzegovina which is completely in tatters, falling apart, that's the future of ukraine if they want to. and then you have a europe that is completely isolated from the world. now russian go ahead. 30 isolated. well, because they are, the geopolitical forces have very dramatically deteriorated for the where there is china and china and russia and now on the sunny strategic allies. so any conflict that's going to take place in europe, good, they could very well be a 2nd from opening up by china. china is that it will help in any way and therefore, you know, they'll be good. they'll be a conflict over taiwan. and then what he's like is the was going to do. and so it's a huge gap stopping humiliation for the west. so it's a very serious hands on that. no. because i think it's correctly. i want to think, my guess in london in budapest worth watching is here you see an ex family member ah, ah, who's diagnosed with cancer in 2000. when the doctors told me the cancer was incurable, i knew i had to make a change. so i decided to travel to one

you're going to open up a can of worms, george 32nd, considering me in the entire project for bosnia herzegovina which is completely in tatters, falling apart. that's the future of ukraine if they want to. and then you have a europe that is completely isolated from the world. now russia go ahead. 30 isolated. well, because they do, the geopolitical forces have very dramatically deteriorated for the west of there is china and china and russia and now certainly strategic allies. so any conflict that's going to take place in europe. good. that could very well be a 2nd from opening up by china. john is that it will help rushing anyway, and therefore, you know, they'll be good. they'll be a conflict over taiwan. and then what exactly is the was going to do? and so it's a huge gap stopping humiliation for the last. so it's a very serious hands on that. no. because i think it's director, i want to take my guess in london in budapest are watching this here. are you see an ex family member? ah, ah ah christmas. the traditional yuletide on a day this year, making this traditional with a special christmas

i'm going to open up a can of worms george 32nd, considering me in the entire project for bosnia herzegovina which is completely in tatters, falling apart. that's the future of ukraine if they want to. and then you have a europe that is completely isolated from the world. now russian go ahead. 30 isolated. well, because they are, the geopolitical forces have very dramatically deteriorated, where there is china and china and russia and now certainly strategic allies. so any conflict that's going to take place in europe. good, very well. the 2nd from opening up by china, china, is that it will help in any way. and therefore, you know, they'll be good. they'll be a conflict over taiwan. and then what he's like is a was going to do a huge gap stopping humiliation with the west. so it's a very serious hands on that. no. because i think it's correctly. i want to think, my guess in london, in budapest worth watching this here, you see an ex family member. ah, ah, join me every 1st on the alex salmon? sure. i'll be speaking to guess in the world of politics, sport, business. i'm show business. i'll

and there was no chance in bosnia and herzegovina, a sylvia or its elegant form doesn't move on. that's why i came to france and why i'm now trying to reach england. been with her again and, and don't god help me. i've got to send my children money somehow, the bridge on her, but it will. it is another well, but it's far from clear what law is in store for cameron and his friends. abdulla tells us people here have disappeared at night. no one knows what became of them, lost them so enfeebled, who was dead in the board, and their friends still didn't know if they were actually in the boat. we don't know what's happened to them and were dead. the budding photographer sends his photos to a newspaper. he's become a prominent chronicler of the camp, and he also documented the fate of the kurdish hussein family who came to calais with 20 other refugees in november, only to drown in the channel. the story made international headlines at when i looked to the mother, she was worried and she knew it's difficult and she knew it's not easy. i think the kids, they believe they added in mucus

now, vaccination rates in bosnia and herzegovina, they are very low, many are reluctant to take jabs, but we have fun. one group is bucking that trend prisoners, 80 percent of inmates received at least one back thing. dose in stark contrast to the overall vaccination rate, which is blow with the 3rd. the outbreak has caused 113000 and death in a country of just over 3000000 people. now the un secretary general thing the world is becoming more unequal, but humanity can unite to find solutions to fight the pandemic in its pre recorded new years. message antonio good head is called for a bold plan to vaccinate every post and everywhere. the world welcomes 2022 with our hopes for the future being tested by deepening poverty and worsening inequality by an, an equal distribution of coffee vaccines by climate commitments that fall short and but ongoing conflict division and museum formation. these are not just policy tests . these are moral and real life tests and that guests that humanity can pass if it could need to making 2022 year of recovery for everyone. amass has denounced the 1st mee

now vaccination rates in bosnia herzegovina are low, many are reluctant to take the jap. one group is actually bucking the trend. prison is 80 percent of inmates in fact received at least one vaccine dose in stock. contrast to the overall vaccination rate, which is below one 3rd of mass has been out the 1st meeting in 11 years between the palestinian authority president and these really government defense minister benny gans grated mahar. the bass to discuss security coordination and economic issues about extending officials at the meeting stress, the importance of having a political venue to find solutions. move mary full said in western islam. i think there are a couple of things prompting this american pressure almost certainly to see progress or at least some indication of willingness to talk by the israelis with the palestinians. at the same time as the prime minister natalie bennett is still rejecting the idea of the u. s. reopening, it's palestinian focused consulate in jerusalem. also the security situation in the occupied west bank and inside east jerusalem as we

the town of became near sits in the shadow of bosnia herzegovina is the largest power plant considered europe's most polluting. it seemed blamed for many debts and mass migration, and this is a culprit to large stretches of ash and coal deposits. the deer, though i portrayed us here just as soon as a child is born, he gets from cotton asthma instead of the lungs naturally developing every day we bury someone, never before have more people died than now. this is hell. the kenya has been empty of its residence a decade ago. 5500 people lived here. now that down to a 1000, a recent health studies link tells us smoke and ash to high levels of lung cancer, asthma, and chronic disease walking. it'll tell us there is no clear border between virginia and the power plants, the impact of the plants, lag, and hash deposits account for 70 percent of that. and chronic diseases compared with 3 percent of the saline district, which we compared to, to the tesla count. it's one of 5, the provide the nation with 70 percent of its electricity. it's directed denies links to high levels of cancer. and then

plus, in addition to that, we have issues, intentions and bosnia herzegovina and the whole balkans is in a difficult situation. so i think you're really has to get very serious about this . and of course, to pick up on a previous point. microns going to push the nato of a nuclear aspect. because this is also a problem in the franco german engine. because the green party, which is now part of the coalition government, is not so keen on nuclear and they will not, it is unlikely that they are going to see and as a sustainable resource, which a problem wants to have it identify that. so for this green strategy of the you, it's unclear at this moment if nuclear will be considered a, a green type of fuel. so i think that there are problems already. the new coalition government in germany is only been empower week, but we see already cracks in the relationship between france and germany. when these and what would a european defense force look like to you? well, it would probably be somewhat weak in order to said that the french are a leader with no one who wants to follow them. and i think t

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through 21 years of age in hospitals and a nice use with homer. con vaccination rates in bosnia herzegovina are, are low with many reluctant to take the job. there is one group there, bucking that trend. prison is 80 percent of inmate to have received at least one dose in stock, contrast to the overall vaccination, right, which is below a 3rd. the outbreak has caused more than 13000 deaths in a country of just over 3000000 people. on to the news, the palestinian president abbas has had his 1st formal meeting with an israeli official in israel in more than a decade. he was hosted by these ready defense minister of any dance. he says they discuss security coordination and economic issues are force it with more often with service them. i think there are a couple of things prompting this american pressure almost certainly to see progress or at least some indication of willingness to talk by the israelis with the palestinians. at the same time as the prime minister natalie bennett is still rejecting the idea of the u. s. reopening, it's palestinian focused consulate in jerusalem. also the securi