#2 Leila Bičakčić on what’s happening in the Balkans 30 years after the war

The 1990s in the Balkans were marked by years of brutal wars. Bosnia and Herzegovina was left to pick up the pieces after genocide. While some countries have managed to move beyond their Yugoslav past and join the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with other countries in the region, has remained stuck in a cycle where generations change, but historical, ethnic and religious grievances persist, with no reconciliation in sight.We sat down with Leila Bičakčić, a leading expert on the Balkans and the co-founder and CEO of the Centre for Investigative Reporting (CIN), the first investigative journalism centre in the region. We discussed whether the Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the Bosnian war has truly worked, its long-term consequences, the threats Russia poses to the region and beyond, and why corruption should be seen not as a root cause, but as a result of long-standing issues.How Come is a series that explores the forces shaping our world, asking how we got to where we are today — and what can be done next. Like what we do? Support us on ⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠.