Mayor of the City of Sarajevo, Assoc. Ph.D. On July 27, 2021, Benjamina Karić held a reception on the occasion of the publication of the book "Territorial expansionism of Serbia towards Bosnia and Herzegovina (1804–2020)" by prof. Ph.D. Denis Bećirović.
In addition to prof. Ph.D. Denis Bećirović, the author of this important work, was also attended by prof. Ph.D. Rasim Muratović, director of the Institute for Research of Crimes Against Humanity and International Law of the University of Sarajevo, prof. Ph.D. Enes Karić, prof. Ph.D. Husnija Kamberović, prof. Ph.D. Senadin Lavić, prof. Ph.D. Zijad Šehić, prof. Ph.D. Tomislav Išek, Ph.D. sc. Muamer Džananović and M.Sc. Nerkez Arifhodzic.
The book of Prof. Ph.D. Bećirović's publication was published by the Institute for Research on Crimes Against Humanity and International Law of the University of Sarajevo. In addition to the preface, introductory considerations on territorial expansionism and Greater Serbia, conclusion, appendices, index, sources and literature, interpreter of abbreviations, excerpts from reviews and notes about the author, it consists of four chapters:
1. "Territorial claims of the Principality/Kingdom of Serbia towards Bosnia and Herzegovina (1804-1918)",
2. "Great politics from the beginning of monarchist Yugoslavia to the collapse of Avnojev's Yugoslavia (1918-1992),
3. "Large-scale aggression against an internationally recognized state - the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995)".
4. "Serbian expansionism towards Bosnia and Herzegovina in the post-Dayton period (1995-2020)".
In them, the author presents the continuity of the great state policy of Serbia towards Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries. In addition, the author does not neglect the "Complicity of the Tuđman regime in the aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina". In addition to a number of topics covered in detail, the author's views on the "challenges and temptations of the 21st century" give the work special importance.
The reviewers of the book are: academician, prof. Ph.D. Mirko Pejanović, prof. Ph.D. Robert J. Donia, Prof. Ph.D. Tomislav Išek, prof. Ph.D. Senaid Hadžić and prof. Ph.D. Sead Selimovic.
The book was edited by: dr. sc. Muamer Džananović and Assoc. Ph.D. Benjamina Karić.
Promotions of this important work will be held in the coming period, about which we will inform the public in a timely manner.