Prior to 2018, the standard talking point for most Western governments toward the Balkans was fully consistent with the ideal of a Europe “whole, free, and at peace:” that no further pursuit of border changes or ethnoterritorialism would be permitted. Equality of citizens and acceptance of the historical reality of multiethnicity throughout the Western Balkans was presented not only as a prerequisite to Euro-Atlantic integration, but a requirement for maintenance of peace and comprehensive security after a series of wars left over 130,000 people dead in the span of a decade.
For well over a decade before 2018, the West’s policies in the region remained on bureaucratic autopilot – formally committed to Copenhagen criteria and liberal democratic values and standards, but increasingly distracted and defaulting to formalism and transactionalism with local elites. This zombie policy allowed NATO and EU enlargement without true resolution of outstanding disputes with neighbors. This error was raised at the time – and its effects can be seen now.
An inherently polarizing national authoritarian populism reminiscent of that seen in the former Yugoslavia beginning in the late 1980s became increasingly apparent among a number of EU member states and in the US with the election of Donald Trump. This cocktail of factors accelerated the negative trajectory of democracy in the Western Balkans. The only positive in this period – a breakthrough, now largely squandered in North Macedonia – came not because of the West’s policy, but despite it. Popular pressure forced the EU and US off the fence to compel Gruevski to new elections, then to accede to the results.
The embrace of the proposed partition of Kosovo made in summer 2018 by Serbian President Aleksandar VuÄić and his Kosovar counterpart Hashim Thaçi – marketed variously as “land swap,” “demarcation,” and “border correction” – first by the EU’s Federica Mogherini, then by the US government, deviated from nearly two decades of transatlantic (and in America’s case, bipartisan) policy. Unfulfilled nationalist agendas regionwide immediately took note; florid ethno-nationalist dreams never disappeared in the Balkans; they had been suppressed and deterred by a West that hoped the EU enlargement process would obviate the need for deterrence. Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik had long advocated state dissolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, so readily used the new talking point. VuÄić pointedly spoke of the need for good relations among “Serbs and Albanians,” with the clear implications that the borders in the region are not sacrosanct, but negotiable.
This is currently visible in the joint EU and US policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where – camouflaged in talk about election integrity – an effort to “amend the election law” is actually also about internal border demarcations, and granting HDZ leader Dragan ÄŒović his long-articulated dream of a de facto or de jure Croat third entity – the ethno-territorial holy grail of divisive nationalists. Even worse, the Western (EU/US/UK) support for this is using the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić, and Pilav cases as talking points, even though these rulings compel BiH to open the political space, not to tighten the feudal order. Croatia has made itself felt throughout this debate to press Croat ethno-territorial claims within BiH. The non-paper, Croatia put forward with illiberals Bulgaria, Hungary, and Slovenia, together with Greece, menacingly links state dysfunction (promised ÄŒović and Dodik deliverables) to EU border control, to further inflame right and far-right fears of migrants and asylum seekers.
As a direct result of this morally rudderless policy, in the past week, we reached a new low. While the veracity of the document is still hotly disputed, an alleged “non-paper” put forward by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša proposes the unification of Albanians, Serbs, and Croats in the region, partitioning BiH, North Macedonia, and Kosovo, but leaving Montenegro curiously unscathed, and not touching Serbia’s Sandžak. Whatever the provenance of the “non-paper,” there is no doubt a sincere cohort of adherents to such ethno-nationalist agendas. The first-order intent may be to make changes below this threshold seem more reasonable. But nobody should be fooled into belief that attempts to achieve these ends could be done without massive violence and forced population movements. Many on the “wrong side” of existing and projected lines on maps are vulnerable – and know it.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama – self-styled national chieftain and one of the likely beneficiaries of such a carve-up – claims to have discussed the “non-paper” with Janša. It is important that such a proposal be denied and rejected, or confirmed by the EU Commission President and EU Council President. If it was indeed genuine, then Slovenia’s upcoming presidency should be called into question, as it would be delusional to believe that there would not be moral, reputational, and material impact on the EU’s security during its leadership tenure.
There is still time for the US and EU to arrest the current trajectory, which would eventually end in violence. But only a willingness to confront the reality of a failed policy to date can achieve this – and the commanding heights of government. Reinforcement of the deterrent forces in the region (EUFOR and KFOR) to credible strength and mobility is long overdue to ensure a vision of values-based comprehensive security is not simply rhetorical.
We, the signatories, representing civil society, academia, and concerned citizens from throughout the region and beyond – including citizens of the EU and US – implore Presidents Biden, von der Leyen, and Michel, and Secretary General Stoltenberg, as well as heads of government of leading EU and NATO member states to recognize the clear and present danger yielded by their current policies and to recalibrate them accordingly.
Sincerely,
1. Prof. Dr. Mehmed Akšamija, member of Montenegrin Academy (CANU) Montenegro
2. Mustafa Alagić, economist and businessman, Bosnia and Herzegovina
3. Stephen Albert, Former English language Editor BosNet, Montreal, Canada
4. Safet Alispahić, political scientist, Sydney, Australia
5. Andy Aydın-Aitchison, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
6. Dr. Sabahudin Bajramović, Professor, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
7. Jessie Barton-Hronešová, Oxford Dept. of Intl. Development, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford, UK
8. Dr. Miroljub Barać, Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia
9. Svetislav Basara, writer, Serbia
10. Professor Hazim Bašić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
11. Dr. Kurt Bassuener, Senior Associate, Democratization Policy Council / CSTPV, University of St. Andrews; Dundee, Scotland, UK
12. Boban Batrićević, historian, Montenegro
13. Mr Nemanja Batrićević, political scientist, Montenegro
14. Ludwig Bauer, writer, Croatia
15. Edina Bećirević, Professor of Security Studies, University of Sarajevo
16. Samir Beharić, Fellow of the Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network (TILN) of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina
17. Biljana Bejkova, activist, North Macedonia
18. Mira Bekar, university professor, North Macedonia
19. Paolo Bergamaschi, Fondazione Alexander Langer Stiftung, Italy
20. Živan Berisavljević, ambassador, Serbia
21. Milivoj Bešlin, historian, Serbia
22. Dr. Florian Bieber, University of Graz, Austria
23. Sonja Biserko, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia
24. SrÄ‘an BlagovÄanin, Chairman, Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina
25. Assoc. prof. dr. Ana Bojinović Fenko, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
26. Rade Bojovic, Gradjanska inicijativa 21. Maj, Montenegro
27. Dr Marko Božić, lawyer, Serbia
28. Draga Božinović, journalist, Serbia
29. Nerma Bucan, Office of Christian Schwarz-Schilling
30. Nenad ÄŒanak, President of LSV, Serbia
31. Svetlana Cenić, economist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
32. Dr. Luisa Chiodi, Director, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, Trento, Italy
33. Prof. Dr. Sci. Ana Chupeska, North Macedonia
34. Norman Cigar
35. Miloš Ćirić, political scientist, Serbia
36. Prof. Dr. Nerzuk Ćurak, political scientist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
37. Tarik Čengić, International Forum Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
38. Prof. Dr. Adnan Čirgić, philologist, Montenegro
39. Sabina ÄŒoko, manager, Bosnia and Herzegovina
40. Darimir ĆurÄić, pedagogue, secondary school director, Bosnia and Herzegovina
41. Prof. Dr. Hamid Čustović, Agricultural and Nutritional Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
42. Abdulah Daul, Bosnia and Herzegovina
43. Dr. Sedad Dedić, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
44. Dr. Johanna Deimel, Independent Analyst on Southeast Europe/Western Balkans, Munich, Germany
45. Alex Denev, lawyer, North Macedonia
46. Ana Dević, sociologist, Serbia
47. Prof. Dr. Ismet Dizdarević, Professor emeritus, social psychologist, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
48. Tanya L. Domi, Columbia University, NYC, US
49. Pavel Domonji, political scientist, Serbia
50. Momo Dragićević, journalist and satirist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
51. Dino Dupanović, historian, Bosnia and Herzegovina
52. Srđan Dvornik, translator, consultant, Croatia
53. Srećko Äukić, ambassador, Serbia
54. Slavko ÄurÄ‘ić, journalist, Montenegro
55. Aleksandra Äurić-Bosnić, culturologist, Serbia
56. Draško Äuranović, Editor of Pobjeda, Montenegro
57. Tinka Äuranović, sculptor, Montenegro
58. Peter Emerson, the de Borda Institute, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
59. Ljubomir Filipović, political scientist, Montenegro
60. Prof. Dr. Salih FoÄo, Philosophical Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
61. Muhamed GaÄanović, International Forum Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
62. Rasim GaÄanović, International Forum Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
63. Senid Gerin, International Forum Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
64. Davor Gjenero, political scientist, Croatia
65. Sabit Grabus, International Forum Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
66. Dr Dinko Gruhonjić, journalist, University professor, Serbia
67. Orhan Hadžagić, journalist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
68. Prof. Dr. Sabahudin Hadžialić, CSF, UNINETTUNO University, Rome, Italy
69. Prof. Dr. Enver Halilović, philosophy and sociology, ex-Rector University of Tuzla, diplomat, Bosnia and Herzegovina
70. Prof. Dr. Enver Halilović, member of the Montenegrin Academy (CANU), Montenegro
71. Dr. Rizvan Halilović, doctor of legal sciences, Bosnia and Herzegovina
72. Baroness (Arminka) Helić, UK
73. Aleksandar Hemon, Princeton University, US
74. Dr. Marko Attila Hoare, Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
75. Dr. Carole Hodge, political scientist, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
76. Sejfudin Hodžić, Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
77. Dr. Andi Hoxhaj, University of Warwick, School of Law, UK
78. Sead Husić, International Forum Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
79. Mubera Isanović, professor, social activist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
80. Amb. Victor Jackovich (ret.), first U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of BiH, Member of Board, Vienna Economic Forum
81. Esad Jaganjac, Senior Mechanical Engineer at Deregallera, London
82. Dr.-Ing. Jasmin Jahić, Research Associate, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, UK
83. Boško Jakšić, journalist, Serbia
84. Antun-Zvonimir Jan, civic activist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
85. Goran Janev, professor of social Anthropology, North Macedonia
86. Duško Janjić, Forum for Ethnic Relations, Serbia
87. Ferhad Jašarević, law graduate, Bosnia and Herzegovina
88. Nerma JelaÄić
89. Jadranka JelinÄić, Doctor of Legal Sciences
90. Richard Johnson, U.S. Foreign Service Officer, retired
91. Ivana Jordanovska, PhD Student at University of Southern California
92. Matt Joseph, Dayton City Commissioner, Dayton, Ohio, US
93. Äokica R. Jovanović, sociologist, Serbia
94. Mića Jovanović, journalist, Serbia
95. Pero Jurišin, Senior Consultant at the City of Split, Croatia
96. Prof. Dr Husnija Kamberović, historian, Bosnia
97. Dr. Tomasz Kamusella, Reader, School of History, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
98. Jasmina Kapetanović, architect/software developer, Amstelveen Netherlands
99. Planinko Kapetanović, Bosnia and Herzegovina
100. Dženeta Karabegović, University of Salzburg, Austria
101. Dr. Soeren Keil, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
102. Prof. Dr. Izudin Kešetović, Finance and Financial Policy, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
103. Dr. sc. Branko Kirigin, archeologist, Croatia
104. Suzana Kirandžiska, Executive Director Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives, North Macedonia
105. Izabela Kisić, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia
106. Aleksandar Knežević, Professor emeritus, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
107. Prof. Dr. Olivera Komar, political scientist, University of Montenegro
108. Prof. Dr. Ivo Komšić, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, UNSA, ex-member of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
109. Dr. Slaven KovaÄević, Faculty of Administration, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
110. Richard Kraemer, Head of Balkans Program, European Values Center for Security Policy, Prague, Czechia
111. Marion Kraske, political analyst/journalist, Hamburg, Germany
112. Dr. Gëzim Krasniqi, Lecturer in Nationalism and Political Sociology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
113. Strajo Krsmanović, dramatist, Director of Art Gallery, Bosnia and Herzegovina
114. Ana Krstinovska, President of Estima, Skopje, North Macedonia
115. Professor Slavo Kukić, Member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, sociologist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
116. Adil Kulenović, President of Circle 99, professor and journalist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
117. Haris Kulenović, journalist and scenarist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
118. Mirza Kulenović, International Forum Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
119. Mirsad Kunić, university professor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
120. Tarik Kupusović, retired professor and researcher, hydraulic engineering, Bosnia and Herzegovina
121. Professor Senadin Lavić, Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo
122. Dr. Lazar Lazić, university professor, Serbia
123. Slaviša Lekić, journalist, Serbia
124. Peter Lippman, author, Surviving the Peace: The Struggle for Postwar Recovery in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Seattle, UK
125. Željko Majstorović, physicist and climatologist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
126. Prof. Dr. Fatima Mahmutćehajić, university professor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
127. Rusmir Mahmutćehajić, International Forum Bosna, Bosnia and Herzegovina
128. Srđan Mandić, politician, Bosnia and Herzegovina
129. Eric Manton, Consultant, OSCE, Skopje, North Macedonia
130. Mr. Milan Marković, philologist, Serbia
131. Tomislav Marković, journalist, Serbia
132. Slobodanka Markovska, university professor, North Macedonia
133. Dr. Branislav Marović, historian, Montenegro
134. Fikret Mehović, Global Security Expert, Sarajevo
135. Nataša Micić, former Parliament Speaker, Serbia
136. Nedim Milanović, manager, Bosnia and Herzegovina
137. Dr. Aleksandar R. Miletić, historian, Serbia
138. Ema Markoska MiliÄin, translator, North Macedonia
139. Vladimir Milichin, theater director, North Macedonia
140. SrÄ‘an Milošević, historian, Serbia
141. Fata Muftić, professor of sociology, Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo
142. Jasmin Mujanović, PhD, US
143. Dr. Asim Mujkić, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo
144. Dino Mustafić, film and theater director, Bosnia and Herzegovina
145. Fadil Mušanović, retired judge, Bosnia and Herzegovina
146. Sead Nazibegović, university professor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
147. John Paul Newman, Maynooth University, Ireland
148. Sir Geoffrey Nice, Geoffrey Nice Foundation, UK
149. Tamara NikÄević, journalist, Montenegro
150. Andrej Nikolaidis, writer and journalist, Montenegro
151. Boris A. Novak, playwright, Slovenia
152. Professor John O’ Brennan, Maynooth University, Ireland
153. Ivan Obradović, university professor, Serbia
154. Aleksandar Olenik, lawyer, Serbia
155. Edin OmerÄić, historian, Institute for History UNSA, Bosnia and Herzegovina
156. Dr. Senad Oprašić, UNSA, ecology expert, Bosnia and Herzegovina
157. Ms. Sanja Orlandić, philosopher, Montenegro
158. Ratko Orozović, director and satirist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
159. Маrija Pandevska, university professor, North Macedonia
160. Žarko Papić, Director IBHI (Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Interests), Bosnia and Herzegovina
161. Safet Pašić, Ex-Ombudsman for Human Rights, Bosnia and Herzegovina
162. Lulzim Peci, Director KIPRED, Kosovo
163. Senad Pećanin, journalist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
164. Mirko Pejanović, academician and political scientist, Vice President of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of BiH, ex-member of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
165. Prof. Dr. Marinko Pejić, Professor emeritus, Pedagogical Faculty, University of Sarajevo
166. Dr. Latinka Perović, historian, Serbia
167. Prof. Dr. Milenko A. Perović, university professor, Serbia
168. Dr. Valery Perry, Senior Associate, Democratization Policy Council, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
169. Tanja Petovar, lawyer, Serbia
170. Violeta Petroska-Beshka, Professor of Psychology, President, Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, Skopje, North Macedonia
171. Dr. David Pettigrew, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA
172. Vesna Pešić, sociologist, Serbia
173. Jusuf Piralić, Business Magazine, Bosnia and Herzegovina
174. Amna Popovac, Mostar, BiH
175. Milorad Popović, writer, Montenegro
176. Dr. Adnan Prekić, historian, university professor, Montenegro
177. Nenad Prokić, playwright, Serbia
178. Branka Prpa, historian, Serbia
179. Randall Puljek-Shank, PhD, Bosnian-American Friendship Association, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
180. Vesna Pusić, Sociologist, former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Croatia
181. Aleksandra Radoman-KovaÄević, educational expert, Montenegro
182. Aleksandar Radoman, philologist, Montenegro
183. Šeki RadonÄić, journalist and writer, Montenegro
184. Duško Radosavljević, university professor, Serbia
185. Snežana Rakonjac, journalist, Montenegro
186. Prof. Dr. Šerbo Rastoder, member of Montenegrin Academy (CANU), Montenegro
187. Božo Repe, historian, Slovenia
188. Prof. Dr. Petra Roter, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
189. Farida Sadiković, medical doctor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
190. Prof. Dr. Lada Sadiković, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Criminology and Security Studies, University of Sarajevo
191. Dr. Slobodan Sadžakov, university professor, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
192. Adnan Salkić, International Forum Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
193. Momir Samardžić, historian, Serbia
194. Prof. Dr. Nikola Samardžić, historian, Serbia
195. Dr. Zlatan Sarić, Prof., Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo
196. Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, former Federal Minister and international High Representative; Büdingen, Germany
197. Stefan Schwarz, Germany
198. Nedim Sejdinović, journalist, Serbia
199. Aleksandar Sekulović, lawyer, Serbia
200. Envera Selimović, journalist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
201. Daniel Serwer, Johns Hopkins SAIS/Peacefare.net, Washington DC
202. Abdulah Sidran, writer, Member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
203. Nijaz Skenderagić, businessman, Bosnia and Herzegovina
204. Mehmet Slezović, painter, Serbia
205. Dr. Nijaz Sofić, ophthalmologist, Sydney, Australia
206. Prof. Dr. Džemal Sokolović, sociologist, Faculty of Political Science University of Sarajevo / University of Bergen, Norway
207. Ðœenka Spirovska, consultant for environment and health security, North Macedonia
208. Simona Spirovska Kostovska, actress, North Macedonia
209. Mr. Nemanja Stankov, political scientist, Montenegro
210. Danica Stefanović, pedagogue
211. Ivan Stefanovski, Executive Director, EUROTHINK-Center for European Strategies, Skopje
212. Lidija Stevanović, actress, Montenegro
213. Prof. Dr. Dubravka Stojanović, historian, Serbia
214. Dr. Milan Subotić, sociologist, Serbia
215. Emir Suljagić, Director of the Memorial Center in PotoÄari (Srebrenica), Bosnia and Herzegovina
216. Prof. Dr. Nedim Suljić, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Mining, Geology, and Civil Engineering, University of Tuzla, BH/US Academy of Arts and Sciences
217. Hazim Šabanović, International Forum Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
218. Dino Šakanović, historian, Bosnia and Herzegovina
219. ÄorÄ‘e ŠÄ‡epović, writer, Montenegro
220. Senada Šelo Šabić, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Zagreb
221. Stana Šego, retired educational inspector, Bosnia and Herzegovina
222. Renad Šeremet, mechanical engineer, Bosnia and Herzegovina
223. Bojan Šošić, psychologist, Association of Independent Intellectuals Circle 99, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
224. Darko Šuković, journalist, Montenegro
225. Tanja Šuković, journalist, Montenegro
226. SrÄ‘an Šušnica, Master of Cultural and Religious Studies and Graduate of Law, Bosnia and Herzegovina
227. Martin Tais, physicist and climatologist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
228. Prof. Lamija Tanović, Chair, Humanity in Action, Bosnia and Herzegovina
229. Petar Todorov, historian, North Macedonia
230. Rako Todorović Todor, painter, Montenegro
231. Dr. Tijana Todorović, visual artist, Montenegro
232. Aleksandra Tomanić, Executive Director, European Fund for the Balkans, Belgrade
233. Ambassador Osman TopÄagić (retired), Sarajevo
234. Rada Trajković, medical doctor, Serbia
235. Dragana Tripković, playwright, Montenegro
236. Dr. Nevenka Tromp, University of Amsterdam, Holland
237. Dr. Sead TurÄalo, Dean of the School of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo
238. Boris Varga, political scientist, Serbia
239. Dion van den Berg, Team leader Europe at PAX for Peace, the Netherlands
240. Jelena Vasiljević, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
241. Faruk Vele, journalist, Bosnia
242. Miodrag Vlahović, ambassador, Montenegro
243. Azem Vllasi, lawyer, politician and publicist, Prishtina, Kosovo
244. Toby Vogel, Senior Associate, Democratization Policy Council, Brussels, Belgium
245. Nikola VuÄić, journalist, Bosnia
246. ÄŒedomila Vujosević ÄurÄ‘ić, journalist, Montenegro
247. Zoran Vuletić, President of GDF, Serbia
248. Bodo Weber, Senior Associate, Democratization Policy Council, Berlin, Germany
249. Dr. Jonathan Wheatley, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, UK
250. Dr. Mark Wheeler, Wivliscombe, Somerset, UK
251. Dr. Tim Wilson, Director, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
252. Laura Wise, Research Associate, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
253. Visat Xhambazi, D4D, Prishtina, Kosovo
254. Olga Zirojević, historian, Serbia
255. Azra Zornić, citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina
256. Rajko Živković, journalist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
257. Prof. Dr. Emir Ramic, Institute for Research of Genocide Canada