Reshaping international priorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part One: BOSNIAN POWER STRUCTURES
Reshaping international priorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part One: BOSNIAN POWER STRUCTURES

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Politics, Post-Communist Transformation, Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: ESI – European Stability Initiative
Keywords: political stagnation in Bosnia-Hercegowina; Western Balkans development;
Summary/Abstract: Nearly four years after the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA) came into force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the international community finds itself in an untenable position. Frustration with the slow rate of progress has drawn international organisations into the intricacies of decision-making at all levels of the Bosnian political system. However, this increasingly intrusive role is not achieving breakthroughs on substantive issues, or contributing to a self-sustaining peace process. At its last meeting, the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) remained .deeply worried about the lack of progress. At the same time, the responsible States and international organisations have already begun to transfer scarce resources, both funding and personnel, away from Bosnia to Kosovo and other conflict areas. These factors suggest the need for an urgent reassessment of international strategy and priorities in Bosnia.

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