Tag #West Balkans

What are the immediate security implications of Milorad Dodik's defiance of Bosnian law and his threats of secession?

Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, faces a one-year prison sentence and a six-year ban from politics for defying Bosnian laws. He has responded by threatening secession and using armed force, escalating the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina to a critical level. International condemnation has been swift, but Dodik remains defiant and has openly defied arrest warrants.