Rory Stewart and Gerald Knaus are well placed to pose and answer these questions.

well placed，不是呼应上一段采取某个种族的立场，而是这两个人的经历或者职位适合回答这样的问题。 他们的答案也相对让人信服。

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In contrast, says Mr Knaus, it is really a success.

ECONOMIST: Running Bosnia

Gerald Knaus, its Austrian director, says that, above all, Bosnia suffers from an image problem: to outsiders and a good many Bosnians it is a corrupt place, prey to organised criminals, and, thanks to its complex machinery of government, virtually impossible to govern.

ECONOMIST: Running Bosnia