Bosnia and Herzegovina and the “Dayton Process“
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the “Dayton Process“

Summary/Abstract: The existence of peace is the basic criteria for evaluating the Dayton Peace Agreement. However, for present Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) the challenge is much more extensive, as the country struggles for its integration in European and Euro-Atlantic institutions. Therefore, BiH has to go through a transition process that includes political, economical, social, administrative and other changes. The article highlights positive aspects and problems of the “Dayton process”, separating internal from regional issues. Whereas today peace is established, exiting transition problems are similar to those of Central and East European states in early phases of their transition. Cooperation among the states of the region has become more active. Unsatisfactory cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the continued international military presence and the role of the Office of the High Representative (OHR) are considered as impediments in the context of BiH’s integration into European and Euro- Atlantic institutions.

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