Every
normal citizen should be concerned about good neighborly relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatian and Serbian, primarily bearing in mind the political stability necessary for intensifying economic, cultural, and other types of cooperation. The
genuine cooperation calls for responsible policy in these countries as the basis for developing understanding, trust and mutual respect. Unfortunately such conditions are yet to be created. Furthermore, one of the biggest challenges on this path is the lack of genuine will to deal with the past. Through unprincipled attitudes of politicians, and unfortunately certain members of
the academic community, the responsibility is sought in others, thus creating historic half-truths that are, as a rule, more harmful than lies. It is these kinds of attitudes that contribute to political instability in the region.