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Will Karadzic's arrest heal Balkan wounds?
Made Popular Jul 22 2008
Radovan Karadzic, termed as Osama bin Laden of Europe and one of the world’s most wanted men for Bosnian Serb war crimes, is arrested in Serbia. The UN tribunal for war crimes and genocide charged Karadzic over the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica.
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Jonty
instablogs.com
Jul 23 2008
New Delhi,
India
No, unless the Serbs hand him over to the Balkan war crimes tribunal. It would be tough for Serbia now because of rising nationalism and Radovan Karadzic is a Serbian ’hero’.
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(Global Perspectives)
No. I agree with Jonty. Coming at this juncture, it could further animosity.
(Global Perspectives)
Well, given the politics of the Balkans, its hard to predict the future of Serbia after the arrest of Radovan Karadzic. The arrest may be welcomed for the moment by the west but Serbia is known for ultra-nationalism and one must not forget the fact that the arrest has been carried out by Belgrade’s pro-western government. With the Kosovo setback still fresh in the minds of the Serbs, there is every chance that things could get out of hands if the government turns itself more towards the west.
As rightly spoken by Jonty, Karadzic is still regarded as a ’hero’ in many quarters of Serbia and nationalistic Serbs would not tolerate extreme actions that put Serbia’s nationalistic pride at stake.
As rightly spoken by Jonty, Karadzic is still regarded as a ’hero’ in many quarters of Serbia and nationalistic Serbs would not tolerate extreme actions that put Serbia’s nationalistic pride at stake.
(Global Perspectives)
It shall definitely help to do away with some of the bitterness towards Serbia if Serbia earnestly hands him over to the war crimes tribunal. I guess he will be handed over. But how would the ultra-nationalists Serbians take it? This is going to be very tricky.
(Global Perspectives)
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