Jesmo li izgubili svoju priču? Povratak nacionalizma i kriza globalizacije
Have We Lost our Story? The Return of Nationalism and the Crisis of Globalisation

Summary/Abstract: Nationalism is the issue of our age. Moreover, Russia's attack on Ukraine is one of the strongest manifestations of that. From “America First” politics and Brexit to the rise of the right in Europe and Bosniak nationalism, we are witnessing “the return of the strong gods” of populism and nationalism. How can this be explained? And is nationalism really a threat to the society? Is national loyalty a barrier for global responsibility? Can a person have several loyalties? Why not be loyal to the global community and to one's own nation? Do we really have to choose between these two options? While some, like the Israeli philosopher and leading conservative thinker Y. Hazony, are arguing that a national order is the only realistic safeguard of liberty, personal and collective freedom, peace and prosperity in the world today, meanwhile others, including another Israeli intellectual Y. N. Harari, are claiming that nationalism cannot be the solution for the modern time since we are facing global problems. Global problems like climate change and ecological collapse cannot be solved by national politics or a single nation. This is especially evident in the context of the contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina where stability is only possible through a great effort and contribution from the “peacekeepers”, and a High Representative with powers of passing laws and enabling that the deal functions. But the current High Representative, Christian Schmidt, said B&H is faced with the greatest existential crisis of the post-war period. The war ended in 1995 with an agreement signed in Dayton, Ohio, which froze the conflict rather than settled it. Today, B&H dreads as the ghost of nationalism returns again.

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