Bosnian journalist and political analyst Mirnes Kovač in a text published on portal of the American Huffington Post referred to the possibility of repeating the Crimean scenario in the Balkans.
At the beginning of the text, Kovač refers to the weak reactions of the international community after Russia annexed Crimea, and emphasizes that the Balkans is one of the regions that can go through similar turbulence.
"The international community could be concerned that one of the few politicians who congratulated Putin on the annexation of Crimea was the president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik. Since then, this opportunist politician has been applauding Putin, and it seems that he is also receiving some feedback," Kovač writes.
He further points out that Dodik managed to block Bosnia and Herzegovina's support for the UN Resolution on Ukraine.
Kovač then looks at the relations between BiH and Serbia, where he notes that until now Serbia has formally respected and recognized the sovereignty and territorial integrity of BiH, but that in practice it is trying to make up for what it lost in Kosovo in BiH.
Kovač points out that 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, which, in his opinion, is "an opportunity to re-examine the role of Serbia".
"Encouraged by the events in Ukraine and the weak reaction of the Western powers, Dodik is now openly calling for BiH to be organized as a confederation of three states, and if that proposal does not pass, he has threatened a referendum on secession," Kovač wrote.
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