A sport’s legend is able to solve the Bosnian soccer crisis, banned from international competitions because incapable of electing just one President for its football federation rather than three. An injection full of trust that could contaminate its politics. From the OBC

Greece has not emerged from its economic crisis. If the European Union stops signing ” blank cheques” in order to save Greece, many Greeks will start hoping that China soon becomes a lifebuoy to keep them afloat. In the meantime, economic relations between Athens and Bejing keep increasing at a very fast pace, even if relations between the two countries has some friction. From OBC.

Long-term thinking is missing in US politics, and one huge factor is because of the demise of moderates, once known as “Rockefeller Republicans,” within the Grand Old Party.

The enthusiasm for Ratko Mladic’s arrest has generated a mission accomplished climate with regards to justice for the crimes committed in the ‘90s. There are still, however, many ongoing trials, both at The Hague and in the local Courts, and many cases still to investigate. From the OBC.

The EPA, HUD, and DOT launched a grant program that will help build more sustainably-built and public transportation-friendly communities.

Carla Del Ponte, former Head of the Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Tribunal of the Hague, comments on the position of the defendant and on the possible development of the case. An Interview with the OBC.

It isn’t enough that Mladic’s arrest was one of the international conditions for Serbia. Belgrade will still have to wait a long while before it can enter the European Union. What’s important is that Mladic’s arrest opens the path towards reconciliation and that it’s possible to look into each other’s eyes again. A comment from the OBC.

Now that Ratko Mladic has been arrested and extradited to the Hague, Serbia needs to come to terms with a history the country has not yet dared to deal with. An interview with Natasa Kandic, director of Belgrade’s Humanitarian Law Center from the OBC.

Sort of–at the time this was written the Montenegro’s government Twitter handle, @MeGovernment, is not up and running. Nevertheless, this challenged yet stunning nation of 600,000 people is taking a step towards greater inclusion and transparency.

The umpteenth crisis fifteen years after Dayton. Nationalism destabilizes the State, while the International community seems powerless and confused. Bosnia is seeking its way into the EU amongst many difficulties and wounds that are still open. A comment from the OBC