http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/bosnia Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:17:58 -0400 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:17:58 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1195/incentive-shock-or-neither-the-impact-of-croatian-accession-on-bosnias-eu-negotiations By Ryan Rosenberg - What are the prospects for European Union accession in Bosnia, a country with a legacy of ethnic conflict and malfunctioning democracy? How might the accession of Croatia to the European Union affect this process? This paper analyses the current state of Bosnian politics through the lens of EU accession and considers the political and economic impact of Croatian accession. A lack of incentive for Bosnian politicians to implement the governmental changes needed for Europeanization—the process of adopting European rules—has created a stagnant and intransigent political climate, one made... Sat, 01 Nov 2014 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1195/incentive-shock-or-neither-the-impact-of-croatian-accession-on-bosnias-eu-negotiations http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/732/addressing-the-use-of-sexual-violence-as-a-strategic-weapon-of-war By Joshua A. Jones - This paper examines historical and contemporary instances wherein sexual violence, specifically rape, was used as a strategic weapon amid both traditional and tribal conflict, as well as in genocidal operations. It analyzes the cogency of sexual violence as a weapon by considering its physical and psychological effects on victims and the morale of targeted populations. Additionally, it scrutinizes the motivations and intentions that support the use of sexual violence during armed conflict in order to ascertain potential methods by which the incentive may be removed or mediated. The intent of this... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:39 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/732/addressing-the-use-of-sexual-violence-as-a-strategic-weapon-of-war http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/291/kosovos-road-to-independence By Boris S. Nikitin - Since the collapse of the Soviet Empire in 1991, the world has gone through a final massive wave of democratization in Europe, which was highlighted by the fact that many countries finally gained long sought independence and autonomy. Sudden change of governments resulted in increased tensions, economic meltdowns and violence in some cases, due to the ideological differences of the many groups within the European population. People who had been denied basic human rights and the ability to voice their opinions were finally granted such rights as the states were moving at a full speed towards free... Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/291/kosovos-road-to-independence http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/85/serbia-and-the-former-yugoslavia-whats-to-be-done By Kendra A. Palmer - Possession of land and power has been brutally contested for hundreds of years; factions specific to the area have nothing less than abhorrence for one another. Intervention from the outside has failed to create lasting peace. It is imperative to examine history to find an answer for this continuing crisis. What is to be done? What is the importance of Kosovo and what is it trying to say? Perhaps this: the re-allotment of land and power should be made in favor of the Serbian people. This can be proven through a review of certain aspects of their history, specifically in the past territorial and... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:07 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/85/serbia-and-the-former-yugoslavia-whats-to-be-done http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/14/rezak-hukanovic-witness-and-survivor-in-the-tenth-circle-of-hell By Ruth E. Dominguez - This feeling, that the experience “must have been happening to someone else”, is conveyed in the narrative voice. The use of third person, the numbing effects of repetitive brutality, and the necessity of survival all create a narrative that is, at times, difficult to accept, yet is ultimately the truth. Perhaps the reader is carried along with the idea of survivorship— that at the very least, the author survives. And at least so much a part of that survivorship, from this man’s perspective, is being able to withstand inhuman circumstances, with the detachment that often... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:07 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/14/rezak-hukanovic-witness-and-survivor-in-the-tenth-circle-of-hell http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1127/is-bombing-serbia-legal By Alex Bellamy - Since the commencement of the Nato action against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), the broadsheets have been full of debate concerning its legality. Amongst others, academics such as Noel Malcolm, Marc Weller, Christopher Greenwood, Adrian Hastings, Mark Almond and James Gow have wrestled with the complex question of legality. On the one hand, the Yugoslav’s have a good case to pronounce that the act is illegal. They claim that the action is a clear violation of Article 2 of the UN Charter which stipulates that the UN and individual states must not interfere with the territorial... Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1127/is-bombing-serbia-legal http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1128/what-reasons-do-we-have-to-bomb-serbia By Alex Bellamy - Once again, President Slobodan Milosevic has demonstrated his impunity towards the will of the international community. After prosecuting unsuccessful wars of aggression against Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina, the tanks of the JNA (Yugoslav Peoples Army) have, once again, turned upon the Albanian inhabitants of Kosova. In contravention of the October agreement, which averted the threat of NATO airstrikes on Serb military positions, the Serb forces have restarted their offensives against the Kosova Liberation Army (KLA), and civilian Albanians. This brief paper intends to show that... Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1128/what-reasons-do-we-have-to-bomb-serbia