Nebojsa Malic

Nebojsa Malic left his home in Bosnia after the Dayton Accords and currently resides in the United States. During the Bosnian War he had exposure to diplomatic and media affairs in Sarajevo. As a historian who specializes in international relations and the Balkans, Malic has written numerous essays on the Kosovo War, Bosnia, and Serbian politics. His exclusive column for Antiwar.com debuted in November 2000.

A Resurgence of Lies

Fabrications Persevere, Return As the world continued to ponder how cartoons could provoke deadly rioting, an important anniversary almost slipped under the public radar on Monday. It was four years since the "trial" of Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic opened before the Hague Inquisition, with Head Inquisitor Carla Del Ponte laying out the kitchen-sink indictment against … Continue reading “A Resurgence of Lies”

Empire’s Choice

After over six years of occupation, and a year of preparatory propaganda, it appears the Empire is ready to finally separate Kosovo from Serbia. Treated as a fait accompli in the media as they reported on the death of Albanian President Ibrahim Rugova two weeks ago, separation of the occupied province has now been officially … Continue reading “Empire’s Choice”

An Insult to Gandhi

Albanian Leader Ibrahim Rugova, Dead at 61 This week was supposed to mark the start of "negotiations" over the future status of the occupied Serbian province of Kosovo. According to the International Herald Tribune, some form of independence was inevitable. No meetings took place in Vienna today, however, and the process was postponed till mid-February. … Continue reading “An Insult to Gandhi”

Our Friends, the Peacekeepers

Merry Christmas, EUFOR-Style In the Serbian Orthodox Church, which observes the Julian calendar, Christmas falls on Jan. 7. In occupied Kosovo, the Serb community of Mitrovica marked the holiday with a service in the ruins of a church sacked and destroyed by Albanians while under KFOR "protection." In Pristina, the remaining two dozen Serbs who … Continue reading “Our Friends, the Peacekeepers”

Troubles Yet to Come

At the end of 2004, omens for the following year in the Balkans were bad. Spurred by the U.S. presidential campaign, the March pogrom of Serbs in Kosovo, and the increasingly abundant signs that the short, victorious war in Iraq was neither, the Empire turned its eye back to its Balkans "success" story. The triumph … Continue reading “Troubles Yet to Come”

The Road to Serfdom

Balkans and the Demise of Principles As 2005 draws to a close, the ruined remnants of what used to be Yugoslavia are nowhere near the peace or prosperity both their demagogic leaders and imperial interventionists have promised. Saddled with the heritage of state supremacy, total war, and ethnic politics, people of the region are destroying … Continue reading “The Road to Serfdom”

The Token Defendant

Last Wednesday, Spanish police arrested Ante Gotovina, a former Croatian general accused of war crimes, at a hotel in the Canary Islands. He was soon remanded to the custody of the Hague Inquisition, where he pleaded not guilty on Monday. Official Zagreb welcomed the arrest, but the public opinion in Croatia remained sympathetic toward the … Continue reading “The Token Defendant”

Brave New Numbers

Manipulating the Bosnia Dead Tuesday’s Washington Post describes the wondrous successes of Bosnia as an example of how "active and sustained international intervention must be to rescue a failed state." In the staff editorial, the Post invokes the "bloody civil war that killed more than 200,000 people." Yet just last week, the mainstream media finally … Continue reading “Brave New Numbers”

A Desert Called Peace

Re-igniting Bosnia In November 1995, after months of cajoling, threatening, scheming, plotting, bombing, and blackmailing, the American-organized peace conference in Dayton, Ohio, resulted in a peace agreement that ended the hostilities in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The agreement, commonly referred to in Bosnia as “Dayton,” was a compromise between the idea of unitary, centralized state championed by the … Continue reading “A Desert Called Peace”

A Viceroy Departs

The Tyrant of Bosnia Goes Home After over three years of holding near-absolute power, the tenure of Jeremy "Paddy" Ashdown as the Imperial viceroy of Bosnia-Herzegovina is coming to an end. He told the press he intended to be home for Christmas. Unfortunately, the Empire is staying; Ashdown’s successor will be appointed within days. Paeans … Continue reading “A Viceroy Departs”