Hamza Karcic

Hamza Karcic is a professor at the University of Sarajevo’s faculty of political sciences.

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The front of a large building is seen at night, lit up with bright blue and yellow lights. The circle of stars of the EU flag is on the building's left wing, and the yellow triangle and stars of the Bosnian flag are on the right wing. A few clouds are visible in the dark sky overhead.
The front of a large building is seen at night, lit up with bright blue and yellow lights. The circle of stars of the EU flag is on the building's left wing, and the yellow triangle and stars of the Bosnian flag are on the right wing. A few clouds are visible in the dark sky overhead.

Is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU Bid Worth It?

Argument
Hamza Karcic
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik gathers with supporters in the city of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 20, 2022.
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik gathers with supporters in the city of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 20, 2022.

Europe’s Islamophobia Could Be Dodik’s Undoing

Analysis
Hamza Karcic
Supporters of the newly elected president of Montenegro, Jakov Milatovic, celebrate his victory with a Serbian flag in Podgorica, Montenegro.
Supporters of the newly elected president of Montenegro, Jakov Milatovic, celebrate his victory with a Serbian flag in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Serbia Is Taking a Page Out of Russia’s Book

Argument
Hamza Karcic
Members of Bosnia's joint armed forces (OSBiH) take a part in military exercise as the army marks its 16th anniversary on Nov. 30, 2021 in Rajlovac, near Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Members of Bosnia's joint armed forces (OSBiH) take a part in military exercise as the army marks its 16th anniversary on Nov. 30, 2021 in Rajlovac, near Sarajevo, Bosnia.

NATO Needs to Welcome Bosnia Before It’s Too Late

Argument
Hamza Karcic
Dodik and Putin smile and shake hands.
Dodik and Putin smile and shake hands.

Putin’s Most Loyal Balkan Client

Analysis
Hamza Karcic
Vucic and Merkel, each behind a podium, smile at one another. The German flag can be seen behind Merkel.
Vucic and Merkel, each behind a podium, smile at one another. The German flag can be seen behind Merkel.

The False Promise of Europeanization

Analysis
Hamza Karcic
Albright and Weston sit side by side at a long table with their right hands raised to vote.
Albright and Weston sit side by side at a long table with their right hands raised to vote.

What Madeleine Albright Taught Me

Obituary
Hamza Karcic
Sen. Bob Dole, Sen. Joseph Lieberman; Sven Alkalaj, Bosnian ambassador to the United States, and Sen. John Warner all put their hands together in the center in a gesture demonstrating team success.
Sen. Bob Dole, Sen. Joseph Lieberman; Sven Alkalaj, Bosnian ambassador to the United States, and Sen. John Warner all put their hands together in the center in a gesture demonstrating team success.

How Bob Dole Saved Bosnia on Capitol Hill

Obituary
Hamza Karcic
A Black U.S. soldier sits atop a Bradley fighting vehicle topped by an American flag in a wintry landscape.
A Black U.S. soldier sits atop a Bradley fighting vehicle topped by an American flag in a wintry landscape.

How Biden Can Save the Peace in Bosnia

Argument
Hamza Karcic
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