Republika Srpska
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Published Date: 09 April 2025
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Republika Srpska
Disputed Country between Republika Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yugoslavia had six republics, and Republika Srpska was part of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under Yugoslavia, but ethnic tensions and economic crisis had led to the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the beginning of 1990s, resulting in Yugoslav Wars that were last until 2001, still, their implications last until today. The proclamation of the Republika Srpska took place following the Bosnian War in 1992-1995 namely, Republika Srpska includes two areas within Bosnia and Herzegovina that Serbs have a majority (see maps below). Since then, Republika Srpska has a self-governing within Bosnia and Herzegovina that includes its president, government, and national assembly. However, the ethnic tension within Bosnia and Herzegovina did not over until today, because Republika Srpska declared about its intention for a self-determination to become an independent country by changing its constitution in March 2025 in order of establishment its army including determining its military alliances and foreign relations (see below), which has led to dispute with Bosnia and Herzegovina that opposes this act of self-determination by Republika Srpska (see below).
Bosnian War, 1992-1995
Population
Source: https://www.citypopulation.de/en/bosnia/admin/2__republika_srpska/
One of the Prominent Religious Sites
Čajniče, Republika Srpska
Key Figures of the Country, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries to Survive Long Conflicts and Wars at the Military Level and Economic Level Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Military, Political, Economic and Trade Alliances that Have an Impact on Global Order and Geopolitics Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
Republika Srpska does not include in 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR), but it is going to be included in 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Country Profile
Government of Republika Srpska https://vladars.rs/eng/Pages/default.aspx
Interview with the President Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik
Research Papers and Research Books
“Republika Srpska will have a referendum”: the rhetorical politics of Milorad Dodik Toal, G. (2013). “Republika Srpska will have a referendum”: the rhetorical politics of Milorad Dodik. Nationalities Papers, 41(1), 166-204.
Republika Srpska: Imaginary, performance and spatialization Björkdahl, A. (2018). Republika Srpska: Imaginary, performance and spatialization. Political Geography, 66, 34-43.
The Republika Srpska as a strong nationalizing state and the consequences for postethnic activism Touquet, H. (2012). The Republika Srpska as a strong nationalizing state and the consequences for postethnic activism. Nationalities Papers, 40(2), 203-220.
Ethnopopulist denial and crime relativisation in Bosnian Republika Srpska Barton Hronešová, J. (2022). Ethnopopulist denial and crime relativisation in Bosnian Republika Srpska. East European Politics, 38(1), 21-42.
Symbols and the culture of memory in Republika Srpska Krajina Pavlaković, V. (2013). Symbols and the culture of memory in Republika Srpska Krajina. Nationalities Papers, 41(6), 893-909.
The short and brutish life of Republika Srpska Krajina: failure of a de facto state Kolstø, P., & Paukovic, D. (2014). The short and brutish life of Republika Srpska Krajina: failure of a de facto state. Ethnopolitics, 13(4), 309-327.
The Capacity of Republika Srpska for Developing of Small and Middle Enterprises Рољић, Л. (2006). The Capacity of Republika Srpska for Developing of Small and Middle Enterprises. Acta Economica, 4(4), 29-50.
Discourse Analysis of Securitisation Acts of the Political Elite in Republika Srpska Kočan, F. (2023). Discourse Analysis of Securitisation Acts of the Political Elite in Republika Srpska. In Identity, Ontological Security and Europeanisation in Republika Srpska (pp. 149-193). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
'A Blitzkrieg Against the Republika Srpska': Securitizing Constitutional Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina Kasapović, M., & Kočan, F. (2023). ‘A Blitzkrieg Against the Republika Srpska’: Securitizing Constitutional Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ethnopolitics, 22(5), 568-588.
Identity, Ontological Security and Europeanisation in Republika Srpska Kočan, F. (2023). Identity, Ontological Security and Europeanisation in Republika Srpska. Palgrave Macmillan.
Institutional denial of genocide against Bosniaks and discrimination against returnees in Republika Srpska Džananović, M. (2023). Institutional denial of genocide against Bosniaks and discrimination against returnees in Republika Srpska. Bosnian Studies: Journal for research of Bosnian thought and culture, 7(1), 66-82.
Improvising regions: Diplomatic practices between Russia and the Republika Srpska Jackson, T., & Jeffrey, A. (2021). Improvising regions: Diplomatic practices between Russia and the Republika Srpska. Territory, Politics, Governance, 9(3), 471-491.
Ethnical distance of the citizens of Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the nations of former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Puhalo, S. (2003). Ethnical distance of the citizens of Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the nations of former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Psihologija, 36(2), 141-156.
The Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina v. the Republika Srpska: Human rights in a multi-ethnic Bosnia Dakin, B. (2002). The Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina v. the Republika Srpska: Human rights in a multi-ethnic Bosnia. HARv. Hum. RTs. J., 15, 245.
Sub-state diplomacy in malfunctioning states: the case of the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Marciacq, F. (2015). Sub-state diplomacy in malfunctioning states: the case of the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Regional & Federal Studies, 25(4), 329-346.
A new concept of the police and policing in Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Šikman, M., & Lalić, V. (2013). A new concept of the police and policing in Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). In Handbook on policing in Central and Eastern Europe (pp. 287-303). New York, NY: Springer New York.
Assessment of the impact of depopulation on soil erosion: case study-Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Tošić, Radislav, Novica Lovrić, and Slavoljub Dragićević. "Assessment of the impact of depopulation on soil erosion: case study-Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)." Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences 14.2 (2019): 505-518.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
Cyrillization of Republika Srpska Sen, S. (2009). Cyrillization of Republika Srpska. The Nation in the Global Era: Conflict and Transformation. Boston, 399-419.
'Exodus': The Serb flight from Sarajevo, its legacy, and its role in the political memory of Republika Srpska Žíla, O. (2023). ‘Exodus’: The Serb flight from Sarajevo, its legacy, and its role in the political memory of Republika Srpska. Nations and Nationalism, 29(3), 1007-1023.
Dayton Peace Agreement and Separatist Discourses in The Republika Srpska Kamil, İ., & Haliloğlu, G. (2022). Dayton Peace Agreement and Separatist Discourses in The Republika Srpska. I dedicate this book to my beloved nephew Taylan Kenar. You are always my source of happiness and pride. I love you as much as from plus infinity to minus infinity., 81.
When Bosnia was a Commonwealth country: British forces and their interpreters in Republika Srpska 1995–2007 Baker, C. (2012, October). When Bosnia was a Commonwealth country: British forces and their interpreters in Republika Srpska 1995–2007. In History Workshop Journal (Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 131-155). Oxford University Press.
Local Commemorations, False Heroes, and Hijacked Memories: Post-Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing Politics of Memory in Bosnia-Herzegovina's Republika Srpska Halilovich, H., & Adams, R. (2024). Local Commemorations, False Heroes, and Hijacked Memories: Post-Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing Politics of Memory in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska (RS). Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 1-20.
Security as practice: discourse analysis and the Bosnian war Hansen, L. (2006). Security as practice: discourse analysis and the Bosnian war. Routledge.
Ethnicity and strategy in the Bosnian civil war: Explanations for the severity of violence in Bosnian municipalities Costalli, S., & Moro, F. N. (2012). Ethnicity and strategy in the Bosnian civil war: Explanations for the severity of violence in Bosnian municipalities. Journal of Peace Research, 49(6), 801-815.
Traditional Costume
