Photo: New York Times, May 22, 1992
This is not just about Bosnia but rather the reactionary appeal of nationalism, populism and manifestations of walls, physical and psychological. It was 24 years ago today, May 22, 1992, when Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) became a member of the United Nations, and I was appointed its first Ambassador. Then was a time of high expectations as well as urgency. The Berlin Wall had just been torn down, but BiH was being engulfed by conflict that appeared to be the last gasps of an authoritarian system suddenly transforming itself from communist to nationalist-fascist. However, …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
