He is also working to destabilise the shaky government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is divided into an odd tripartite presidency with one representative of each of the three major ethno-religious constituencies.
The most experienced political actor is Dodik, who is closely aligned with Moscow. Even a decade ago, he was telling me about the need for Republika Srpska to secede, which would effectively destroy the country.
His rump portion would then align with Serbia itself, creating a greater Serbian state, which Putin would happily endorse.
As retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, who was my plans officer at US European Command, has said,…
