Bosnia and Herzegovina - Inauguration of the New Serbian Leader in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Inauguration of the New Serbian Leader in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Aljaf Bakhtyar
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Political history, Government/Political systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Mednarodni inštitut za bližnjevzhodne in balkanske študije IFIMES
Keywords: BiH; Serbian leader; inauguration; SNSD; politics;
Summary/Abstract: The US Vice President Joseph Biden’s visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo from 19 to 21 May 2009 is an expression of the restored interest of the new US Administration in the Balkans and Bosnia and Herzegovina as the central country in the region. It also represents the end of the “Dayton phase” of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the beginning of the new phase of upgrading the Dayton Agreement or entering into a new agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Dayton Agreement should not be regarded or understood outside the context of other diplomatic efforts for the region carried out during the same period. The “Z4” Plan was marked by the cooperation of four ambassadors – of the US, Russia, Britain and the EU – and envisaged the division of Croatia into several enclaves whereby about one fourth of the territory would belong to the so called Serbian enclaves. However, the plan failed since the Croatian authorities feared the consequences of its implementation and therefore prevented its realisation with the military operations called “Flash” and “Storm”, carried out with the material support of the USA. That was possible since Croatia was in a much better position than Bosnia and Herzegovina at that point in time.

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