Reshaping international priorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part Two: INTERNATIONAL POWER IN BOSNIA
Reshaping international priorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part Two: INTERNATIONAL POWER IN BOSNIA

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Politics
Published by: ESI – European Stability Initiative
Keywords: re-constitution of Bosnia-Hercegowina;
Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the sources of international power and influence in Bosnia, and how they can be mobilised in support of the international agenda. It studies the most basic forms of international power - the coercive power of the military; financial power; and the power to act as gatekeeper to Europe. It also studies the institutional tools which have been developed to wield international power, in particular the mandate of the High Representative. The international community has the potential to exercise considerable power in Bosnia. A study of the most important successes in the peace process shows that, even at its current level of resources, the international community is capable of achieving lasting results. However, it has been slow at learning the lessons of its successes, and at understanding the sources of its influence. The limited progress in the peace process is attributable in large part to the failure of the international community to understand international power as a resource which must be used strategically in support of the peace mission.

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