Brčko Arbitration: Proposal for Peace (ICG Bosnia Report No. 18)
Brčko Arbitration: Proposal for Peace (ICG Bosnia Report No. 18)

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Post-Communist Transformation, Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: ICG International Crisis Group
Keywords: Brčko-District;
Summary/Abstract: The Dayton Peace Agreement postponed a decision on the fate of the Brcko area, one of the peace talks’ most contentious and potentially explosive issues, until arbitration could take place. A decision is expected by 15 February. The arbitration award could have serious consequences. If Brcko were awarded to the Federation, Bosnian Serbs may lose faith in the DPA, strengthening hard-liners and potentially causing tens of thousands of refugees from western Republika Srpska to flee. If Brcko were awarded to Republika Srpska, heightened tension and brinkmanship would result in the short term, and renewed armed conflict in the long term. As a contribution to the arbitration process and in order to address the goals, needs and fears of all sides, thus preserving the precarious peace, the International Crisis Group offers some recommendations in this report.

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