Publisher: Centar za Sigurnosne Studije

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Case Study: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Case Study: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Marija Vishinova / Language(s): English

Keywords: BiH; UN; sustainable development; case study; goals;

Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a member state of the United Nations, committed itself to permanently contribute in improving the situation in the society, based on its priorities and needs. Im-plementation of the goals of sustainable development in Bosnia and Herzegovina coincides with the priorities in relation to its aspirations for membership in Euro-Atlantic integrations. This is confirmed by the statement of the Head of the European Union Delegation to Bosnia and Her-zegovina and EU Special Representative, Ambassador Lars Gunnar Wigemark, that the Reform Agenda is a great opportunity for Bosnia and Herzegovina to " to catch up with the rest of Eu-rope and join the EU family". In the document "Strategy of the Foreign Policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2018-2023", it is emphasized that "that the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina will intensify their activities in order to contribute to the global sustainable development goals by adopting an ac-tion plan and roadmap for achieving the goals of sustainable development in the forthcoming period". However, there is still a lot of work to be done by local and national government repre-sentatives in meeting the sustainable development goals, and in particular the activities to be carried out in the forthcoming period in order to develop and adopt the National Strategy for Sustainable Development. The creation and implementation of this document is of utmost im-portance, both due to a better vision of the representatives of the national and local authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina towards the priorities of the implementation of sustainable devel-opment goals and the promotion of the visibility of the of sustainable development goals in the country. Finally, it should be emphasized that the willingness and interest of each country to fulfil the United Nations sustainable development is conditioned by its geographical position as well as economic, social and political conditions. Taking into account all these features, it is undeniable that Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress in implementing sustainable development goals is sub-ject to a lot of demanding work and planning, especially in those areas not explicitly mentioned in the United Nations Agenda.

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Round-Table on Elements of the Security Policy - Foreign and Economic Policy -

Round-Table on Elements of the Security Policy - Foreign and Economic Policy -

Author(s): Bisera Turković,Milovan Blagojević,Hansjorg Kretschmer,István Gyarmati,Željko Bilbija,Mijo Anić,Jadranko Prlić / Language(s): English

Keywords: international relations; foreign policy; BiH; security; roundtable;

Today’s round-table is a continuation of the work on the project of a state-level security policy for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Centre for Security Studies wishes to give its own contribution to the development of this important theme, considering that there exists no country that can afford to be without a security policy. In considering that the time has come for Bosnia and Herzegovina when there needs to be an open discussion, the Centre for Security Studies has decided, through a seminar an a couple of round-tables, to initiate an open and structured discussion, which would contribute through an exchange of views, to approach and discover responses to the security threats that we and the world in which we live is currently faced with. The day before yesterday, we were witness to one of the security problems that has arisen and from which nobody is safe, and that is terrorism. Unfortunately, terrorism is not somewhere very far away from us; it is a threat to us in this country as well. We naturally condemn it and express our sincere sympathies and condolences to the families of those who were killed. During the previous seminar, we spoke about the concept of security policy what is expected from such a document. What are the interests on which the security policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to be based? What are the interests we wish to defend or promote? What are the priorities? What are the objectives that need to be created in the short and long term? The security policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to protect the citizens, peoples and state from foreign and internal threats of any kind, taking into consideration the level of security and level of guarantees that the global Euro-Atlantic and European security system can provide. During our last seminar, among other items we spoke about the aims of Bosnian integration into the Euro-Atlantic and European security environment, taking into account the risk factors that current jeopardise the security of this country. Considering that only mutual arrangements of the citizens and peoples of this country can achieve lasting results, to point to their real interests, the Centre for Security Studies decided to hold a round-table in September, October and November – to endeavour to discuss the founding elements of the security policy about which we have agreed.

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Survey results - Dialogue on the Constitution of BiH

Survey results - Dialogue on the Constitution of BiH

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Keywords: BiH; politics; history; Constitution; research; results;

Survey results - Dialogue on the Constitution of BiH

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Survey results - Dialogue on the Constitution of BiH

Rezultati istraživanja - Dijalog o Ustavu BiH

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: BiH; politics; history; Constitution; research; results;

Rezultati istraživanja - Dijalog o Ustavu BiH

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Activity Report 2004 - Centre For Security Studies BiH

Activity Report 2004 - Centre For Security Studies BiH

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Keywords: BiH; Centre for Security Studies; CSS; activity report; 2004; security; defense;

This was the Centre for Security Studies (CSS) fourth year of operating. CSS has been envisaged as an independent research, educational and training enterprise, dedicated to encouraging informed debate on security matters and on promoting and sustaining democratic structures and processes in the foreign and security policies of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and in the region of South-East Europe. This report covers the activities of the Centre for Security Studies from January 2004 till the end of December 2004.

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Security Sector Reform and Media in BiH - The Way Ahead to Security Sector Good Governance

Security Sector Reform and Media in BiH - The Way Ahead to Security Sector Good Governance

Author(s): Mariangela Fittipaldi / Language(s): English

Keywords: BiH; politics; security; reform; media; governance;

The Security Sector Reform (SSR) in BiH is proving to be a major step forward in the institutional building process. Although an ongoing development, it has recently been characterized by some important improvements, especially as far as the adoption of the new Defence Law is concerned. In order to foster changes towards security sector good governance, the role played by the main civil society sections in monitoring the reform is crucial. Thus, the forthcoming years will be particularly important with regard to the extent to which media, representatives of civil society, centres of research, and NGOs will be able to participate in the process and constantly monitor the changes in the security landscape of the country. In particular, media play a vital role in providing an essential link between civil society and government. This is even more necessary with regard to security, the supply of this public good being an essential pre-condition to economic and political development. When media are independent, regulated and developed, the effectiveness of the cited role is more likely to come into force. Consequently, the absence of these conditions would seriously impair the possibility for media to function like a «watchdog» with regard to decision-making and policies adopted. On the other hand, the model of good governance of the security sector assumes a wider participation of civil society in the evolution of the security sector. This implies that several efforts have to be undertaken in order to keep the public informed on security issues. Therefore, a full participation of media in the SSR process would contribute to make the international and local institutions in charge of defence and security matters accountable and transparent toward the public. This report analyses media's coverage of security issues in BiH. Through an assessment of the complex relationship between media and the security sector in the country, the openness of the security sector itself will be taken into account. The ultimate aim of this study is to evaluate the pace to a good governance of the security sector for BiH. The report will use two important guidelines for enquiries. On the one hand, the extent to which the security institutions in BiH are accountable, open and responsible to media will be evaluated. The issue will be considered of primary concern since a substantial part of the relation at stake depends on the structure of the security sector. The research will further focus on the extent to which media are open to security institutions and specialized in dealing with security issues, the obstacles to quality journalism and capacity to report on security-related issues being one of the central aspects of media relation to security. Finally, the report will be partly based on the theoretical model of security governance, which assumes an increasing interaction between media and the state. Although many changes have taken place in the organisation of the security sectors of the most advanced democracies, a full media involvement is far from being reached since the extent of participation is dependent on both structural and contingent limits entailing the model itself.

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Activity Report 2005 - Centre For Security Studies BiH

Activity Report 2005 - Centre For Security Studies BiH

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Keywords: BiH; Centre for Security Studies; CSS; activity report; 2005; security; defense;

The Centre for Security Studies (CSS) entered in fifth year of operating and third year of been supported by the generous financial contribution of the Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). CSS has been envisaged as an independent research, educational and training enterprise, dedicated to encouraging informed debate on security matters and on promoting and sustaining democratic structures and processes in the foreign and security policies of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and in the region of South-East Europe. This report covers the activities of the Centre for Security Studies from January 2005 till the end of December 2005. During this year the Director of the CSS, Ambassador Dr. Bisera Turkovic was nominated by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina to take over the position of the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States of America in Washington. She started working in the Bosnian Embassy in Washington by the end of July 2005. However, Ambassador Bisera Turkovic kept a voluntary position as Director at the Centre for Security Studies as well as temporary engagements for professional work within the Council of Ministries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, that is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs BiH. The general management of the CSS was not affected by organisational restructuring during this year and the new employees smoothly performed their work with the realisation of the planning activities. Therefore, organisation structure of CSS, was the same as last year, presents 7 full time staff members as well as a modest number of associated partners engaged on a temporary contracts.

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Security Sector Reform and Media in BiH - The Way Ahead to Security Sector Good Governance

Reforma sigurnosnog sektora i mediji u BiH - Put ka uspješnom upravljanju sigurnosnim sektorom

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: BiH; politics; security; reform; media; governance;

Reforma sigurnosnog sektora (RSS) predstavlja veliki korak naprijed u procesu institucionalne izgradnje. Trenutni razvoj okarakterisan je poboljšanjima, barem kada je riječ o usvajanju novog Zakona o odbrani. S ciljem usvajanja promjena koje se tiču dobrog upravljanja sigurnosnim sektorom, uloga koju ima civilno društvo u praćenju reformi je od krucijalnog značaja. Osim toga, godine koje slijede biće izuzetno značajne s obzirom na stupanj u kojem će mediji, predstavnici civilnog društva, istraživački centri i NVO-e biti u biti u mogućnosti da učestvuju i konstantno prate promjene u procesu koji se tiče sigurnosnih pitanja u zemlji. Poseban značaj u osiguravanju veze između civilnog društva i vlade imaju mediji. Njihova je uloga još značajnija kad je riječ o sigurnosti, jer obezbjeđivanje tog opšteg dobra jeste osnovni preduslov za ekonomski i politički razvoj. Kada su mediji nezavisni, regulisani i razvijeni, efektivost navedene uloge tada je potpuna. U protivnom, nedostatak ovih uslova može ozbiljno ugroziti mogućnost medija da funkcioniraju kao «nadzornici» u pogledu donošenja i usvajanja odluka. Sa druge strane, model dobrog upravljanja sigurnosnim sektorom podrazumijeva veće učešće civilnog društva u nastajanju sigurnosnog sektora. Ovo ukazuje na potrebu poduzimanja određenih koraka da bi se osigurala informisanost javnosti u pogledu sigurnosnih pitanja. Prema tome, potpuno učešće medija u procesu reforme sigurnosnog sektora doprinjet će stvaranju međunarodnih i lokalnih institucija zaduženih za pitanja odbrane i sigurnosti, a koje bi bile transparentne i dostupne javnosti. Ovaj izvještaj analizira medijsku pokrivenost sigurnosnih pitanja u BiH. Kroz uspostavljanje složene veze između medija i sigurnosnog sektora u zemlji, bila bi uzeta u obzir otvorenost sigurnosnog sektora kao takvog. Glavni cilj ove studije je evaluacija napretka dobrog upravljanja sigurnosnim sektorom u BiH. U izvještaju su korištene dvije važne vodilje za istraživanje. Sa jedne strane, biće evaluiran stepen zastupljenosti sigurnosnih institucija u BiH, odnosno koliko su otvorene i odgovorne prema medijima. Ovo pitanje se razmatra kao primarno s obzirom na stvarno učešće u relaciji i strukturi sigurnosnog sektora. Izvještaj će se nadalje fokusirati na stepen otvorenosti medija za sigurnosne institucije i stručnost medija kada su u pitanju sigurnosne teme, te na ograničenja kvalitetnog novinarstva i mogućnost izvještavanja o temama u vezi sa sigurnosti, kao jednog od glavnih aspekata odnosa medija prema sigurnosti. Na kraju, izvještaj će biti djelomično baziran na teoretskom modelu sigurnosnog upravljanja, koji podrazumijeva pojačanu saradnju između medija i države. Premda su se desile mnoge promjene u organizacijama sigurnosnog sektora u najnaprednijim demokratijama, potpuno učešće medija još nije postignuto, s obzirom da stepen učešća zavisi i o strukturalnim i o mogućim ograničenjima.

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Softening of the Visa Regime for Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina: What are the Requirements that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina Needs to Fulfil in Order to Ease the Transfer of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the “Black List” to the “White..

Softening of the Visa Regime for Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina: What are the Requirements that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina Needs to Fulfil in Order to Ease the Transfer of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the “Black List” to the “White..

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Keywords: BiH; Visas; Visa regime; government; requirements; Black list; White list;

The current visa system imposed on Bosnia and Herzegovina makes it impossible to establish a stable and open society without free movement of its people flow of information and ideas. The task ahead for government structures is to provide the opportunity for its citizens to travel abroad without restriction and to enable its society to be included in the political, economical and cultural sphere of European life. This research summarizes the insight gained through deep analysis of the situation considered a possibility for softening of the visa regime for all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina has, todate, been in the so-called Annex I, unpopular "Black List" of the Schengen Agreement which requires the possession of a visa for entering the external borders of the EU. Bearing in mind that the decision for abolishment of a visa regime for certain countries is primarily a political question, there are requirements that the government needs to fulfill to reach the softening of the visa regime for its citizens (transferring from the “black list” to the “white list” or Annex I to Annex II of the visa Schengen Agreement). Considering there is no precise list of conditions or criteria from EU member states required to be met for the visa regime to be liberalized, in accordance with the statements of ex Deputy Foreign Minister, Ms. Lidija Topic and Special Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Commission in Brussels, research began with the examination of the EU Acquis applied in their respectable countries. The EU areas of freedom, justice and security are very complex and constantly under development of all parts of their policies. Free movement of persons is a key element of an "area of freedom, security and justice". Recognizing that principle, the EU at the Maastricht Treaty included asylum policy, the crossing of external borders of the Union and immigration policy among the matters of common interest to Member States, whilst the Amsterdam Treaty incorporated these into the EC Treaty. Therefore, the primarily concerns were to explore the institutional and administrative framework in regards to arrangements within borders, visas, asylum and immigration policies of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the Romanian’s path from the Annex I to Annex II and progress made toward inclusion in the “white list” of the Schengen Agreement since January 2002, we can draw some lessons that enable us to create a strategy necessary for Acquis that need to be applied by applicant countries. Alignment with the Schengen Acquis required achievements in the vast field of asylum and migration policy, as well as within home and justice affairs. Alongside internal reforms, Romania was very pro-active in the process of international co-operation with an emphasis on relations and finalisation of agreements with their neighbouring countries. The decision made by EU countries regarding abolishment of the rough visa system for Romania happened during a period when Romania wasn’t able to fulfill all its requirements however, it managed to place policies on the right track and expressed a willingness to implement and further develope its institutional and administrative capacities. Enlargement of the EU with ten new countries additionally complicated the structure in this area and a huge level of effort was put in place to enable integration and extension of the external borders of the EU by the end of 2007. The events of September 11 drastically changed the security situation of the world and additional pressure especially from the USA required a level of the security for documentation growth (e.g. biometrical passports). Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina have made relevant progress in past few years in order to meet the required EU pre-integration standards. In October 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina was accepted for a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. Constant development of a democratic society and institutional building together with improvement of the security situation in the country, are important issues for liberalization of visa regimes. Bosnia and Herzegovina has succeeded to create and develop sustainable national structures that can provide administrative framework for implementation of the policies within visas, asylum, migration and border areas. Some of the EU conventions related to human rights and fundamental freedoms are already incorporated in the existing Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina or have been acceded through succession together with the other former states of the former Yugoslavia. A study showed that imposing legislation and establishment of proper structures is only a starting point in the desirable direction. Creation of the assumption for a functional and efficient system requires additional effort of the entire governmental structures to be included. So far, implementation of the adapted legislation has not been followed by the institutions in the satisfactory manner. Lack of adequate financial and human resources has imposed many problems regarding implementation of the requested laws in the sector of asylum and migration. In spite of all the progress Bosnia and Herzegovina has made problems do exist, some of which are common to the region and some that are unique to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Arranging and implementing legislation of the Justice and Home Affairs sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina must be one of the priorities for this country in order to move forward to EU integration and to assure citizens freedom of movement. Is there a chance for abolishment of the visa regime for all Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens within the next 2 years? – this was the hypothesis of the research. Mr. Davidi, Deputy Chief of the Delegation of the European Commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina gave an answer to this question and following this research, one could come to the same conclusion which is: “There is still no political will and openness for such a step in the EU which is mainly caused by the slow implementation of reform processes and development of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s democratic society in all segments”.

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The Office of the High Representative and Security Sector Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Office of the High Representative and Security Sector Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Denis Hadžović / Language(s): English

Keywords: BiH; security sector; policy; reform; high representative;

In the after-math of conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) made significant progress in the development and sustainment of a peaceful environment; a progress that can be indicated, amongst others, with the establishment of state-level institutions in the field of security. Their inception represents, firstly, a conflict-prevention element and secondly a vital instrument that can be utilised towards Euro-Atlantic integrations. To that end, immeasurable support has been provided by the international community, primarily through the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in BiH, an ad hoc institutions that were established to overlook the implementation of the civil component of the Dayton Peace Accords. With the efforts of the OHR and international community, BiH has executed one of the most successful reforms of the judicial system in the region. It has also seen the establishment of a unified armed force and intelligence-security agency, a state protection and a investigation agency, state border police, customs control and the state court. All of these institutions were established either following a direct legislative instruction or indirect pressure from the OHR operating under a quest to reach a compromise between the ruling political actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With these accomplishments in mind, the intention of the author was to offer practitioners and academics who deal with peacebuilding a modest contribution in view of supporting the further development of these processes, and present an insight into the OHR experience gained during the implementing period of these reforms and peacebuilding in BiH, with particular focus on security sector reform. I would like to use this opportunity to express my gratitude to the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) on their financial support of this research, as well as to the staff of the Centre for Security Studies, Mr. Armin Krzalic, Mr. Jasmin Ramovic, Ms. Sanja Mihajlovic, Ms. Lana Tancica and Ms. Andrea Tefterdarija, who worked in the capacity of a junior professional during the period of the research, on their invaluable contributions. Our gratitude is also extended to everyone who directly or indirectly contributed to the implementation of the research, either through interviews or literature that was used for the needs of the research, and library of PSOTC – Peace Support Operations Training Centre Sarajevo. We sincerely hope this research, which also encompassing a local perspective, will serve as a contribution to discussions regarding peacebuilding and security sector reform in post-conflict societies.

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The Office of the High Representative and Security Sector Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ured visokog predstavnika i reforma sigurnosnog sektora u Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Denis Hadžović / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: BiH; security sector; policy; reform; high representative;

U post-ratnom periodu Bosna i Hercegovina je ostvarila značajan napredak u procesu izgradnje mira koji se, između ostalog, ogleda i u uspostavljanju državnih institucija u oblasti sigurnosti. Njihovo osnivanje predstavlja bitan doprinos smanjenu mogućnosti izbijanja ponovnog sukoba u BiH i pomoć na njenom putu integracije u euro-atlanske strukture. Nemjerljiv doprinos ovim ostvarenjima pružila je međunarodna zajednica, prvenstveno djelovanjem kroz Ured visokog predstavnika (OHR) u BiH, ad hoc institucije uspostavljene da nadgleda implementaciju civilnog dijela Dejtonskog mirovnog sporazuma. Zahvaljujući naporima OHR-a i međunarodne zajednice Bosna i Hercegovina provodi jednu od najuspješnijih reformi pravosudnog sistema u regionu i uspostavila je jedinstvene oružane snage, obavještajno sigurnosnu agenciju, graničnu službu, državnu agenciju za istraživanje i zaštitu, carinsku službu i državni sud. Ove institucije uspostavljene su ili zakonima nametnutim direktno od strane OHR-a ili indirektno, uz njegov permanentan pritisak, koji je u krajnjoj instanci vodio do kompromisa među političkim akterima u Bosni i Hercegovini. Imajući ove činjenice u vidu, namjera autora bila je da ovim istraživanjem ponudi svoj skromni doprinos praktičarima i akademskim djelatnicima koji se bave pitanjima izgradnje mira u svijetu. Jedan od primarnih ciljeva ponuđenog istraživanja je da podrži daljnji razvoj ovih procesa, te pruži uvid u iskustvo OHR-a stečeno tokom prvođenja aktivnosti na izgradnji mira u BiH, sa posebnim osvrtom na reformu sigurnosnog sektora. Ovom prilikom želim iskazati posebnu zahvalnost Ženevskom centru za demokratski nadzor oružanih snaga (DCAF) na finansijskoj podršci koja je omogućila realizaciju ovog istraživanja, kao i osoblju Centra za sigurnosne studije, Arminu Kržaliću, Jasminu Ramoviću, Sanji Mihajlović, Lani Tančici i Andrei Teftedariji koja je u tom periodu stažirala u Centru, za njihov nemjerljiv doprinos na izradi ovog istraživanja. Ujedno bih se zahvalio i svima onima koji su na direktan ili indirektan način doprinijeli provođenju istraživanja, bilo putem intervuisanja, bilo putem autorskog rada na literaturi koja je korištena za potrebe istraživanja, kao i biblioteci Centra za obuku za operacije potpore miru u Sarajevu (PSOTC – Peace Support Operations Training Centre). Nadamo se da će predočeno istraživanja, koje ujedno predstavlja i pogled iz perspektive lokalnih aktera, ostvariti svoju svrhu te pružiti doprinos raspravama koje se vode po pitanjima izgradnje mira u svijetu i reformi sigurnosnog sektora u post-konfliktnim društvima.

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Contemporary Discussion about Professions - Literature Review

Savremena diskusija o profesijama - pregled literature

Author(s): Kenan Dautović / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: professions; discussion; literature review; security; state; politics;

Centar za sigurnosne studije (CSS) već nekoliko godina učestvuje u radu Konzorcija nevladinih organizacija sa prostora Zapadnog Balkana, nastojeći da pruži svoj doprinos regionalnom pristupu u izučavanju sigurnosnih tema. Od 2010. godine Konzorcij je anagažovan u projektu koji finansira Norveško istraživačko vijeće (NRC) i koji se pod stručnim nadzorom Norveškog instituta za međunarodnu politiku (NUPI) realizira pod naslovom “Sigurnosna tranzicija na Zapadnom Balkanu – od zone konflikta do sigurnosne zajednice”. U tom kontekstu, posljednja decenija obilježena je mnogim pozitivnim promjenama u domenu regionalnih i nacionalnih politika na prostoru Zapadnog Balkana, što je rezultiralo u procesu koji je ovaj geopolitički prostor od konfliktne zone transformirao u zonu povećane regionalne saradnje i zajedničkih napora u cilju postizanja Euro-atlanskih integracija. Kako se ovi procesi dešavaju u gotovo svim područjima društvenog života, sam Istraživački projekat se fokusirao na dinamiku koja se odvija na nivou pojedinih profesija, nastojeći shvatiti prakse koje dominiraju kako unutar nacionalnog profesionalnog sistema tako i u prostoru međuprofesionalne regionalne saradnje. Zbog toga ovdje želimo ponuditi kratak pregled literature koja se odnosi na teorijsku razradu sociologije profesija, te savremenih diskusija relevantnih za ovu problematiku. Na samom početku, bitno se podsjetiti da profesionalni izbor u velikoj mjeri dolazi u vezu sa osiguranom budućnošću pojedinca. Izborom relativno stabilne i prosperitetne profesije pojedinac ne samo da si osigurava sredstva za život tokom radnog vijeka, nego i osigurava pristojan put u karijeri u smislu društvenog statusa, kao i sigurnost nakon umirovljenja. Po Hughesovoj (1937) interpretaciji, karijera je “pokretna perspektiva u kojoj osoba vidi svoj život kao cjelinu i tumači značenje njegovih različitih osobina, radnji, i stvari koje mu se događaju” , također, ona nije iscrpljena nizom poslovnih i profesionalnih dostignuća. Postoje i druge srodne tačke koje se dotiču društvenog života kao što su: utjecaj, odgovornost i priznanje.

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Study of Organised Crime in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Study of Organised Crime in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: BiH; organized crime; study; EU;

This Study represents the first step in achieving the European standards in the process of developing and using the methodology for the organised crime threat assessment at the national level. The European practice, resulting from years-long endeavours made within the EU's joint policies to combat and prevent organised crime as one of the priority actions, calls for development of such a strategic paper as a result of cooperation among all relevant law enforcement agencies, emphasizing the significance of the public-private partnership within that process. Promoting the European dimension of our society, in developing this study we attempted to follow the recommendations and guidance which the European Union is suggesting to its Member States. To the extent possible, we devoted equal attention to comments and suggestions by both the representatives of the judicial and security institutions and individuals and citizens who are not part of government institutions. We take this opportunity to thank all those who were unselfishly responsive during the collection of information and data for the purposes of this Study, and thereby made immeasurable contribution to improving our capacities and ability to present the results to the public in Bosnia and Herzegovina which will certainly make its most objective judgment about our endeavour. Our special thanks go to the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina which enabled, by providing generous financial and professional support, the implementation of the ”Improving Research Instruments in the area of Security and Justice – IRISJ” project. With that, the EU Delegation also provided significant support to building research capacities of the civil society which will allow it to have influence on drafting the public policies in the area of justice and home affairs. We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the staff of the Centre for Security Studies engaged in this project, who have devotedly worked on its implementation over the last 18 months.

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Guide on How to Deal with Natural and Other Disasters

Vodič o postupanju u prirodnim i drugim nesrećama

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: nature; disasters; guide; other disasters; security;

Poštovani čitatelji, Vodič o postupanju u prirodnim i drugim nesrećama izrađen je u okviru projekta „Pomoć opštinama da unaprijede sistem ranog upozoravanja i podrška oporavku od poplava – SAFE“. Projekat „SAFE“ se finansirao iz EU programa „Pomoć civilnog društva oporavku od poplava“ (IPA 2014). Projekat „SAFE“ je bio teritorijalno fokusiran na općine Sanski Most (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine) i Oštra Luka (Republika Srpska) te su, zbog toga, u Vodiču predstavljena pravila postupanja u pojedinim prirodnim i drugim nesrećama koje predstavljaju preteţno stalni rizik ugroţavanja za lokalno stanovništvo i imaju visok stepen opasnosti za ţivot i zdravlje građana te javnu i privatnu imovinu. Radi se o poplavama, klizištima, zemljotresima, požarima i opasnostima od mina i neeksplodiranih ubojnih sredstava (NUS). Međutim, budući da se radi o općim pravilima postupanja, upotreba Vodiča prevazilazi lokalni kontekst i moţe predstavljati zanimljivo štivo za širu bosanskohercegovačku javnost. Generalno gledajući, glavni cilj Vodiča je informirati lokalno stanovništvo o pravilima postupanja u navedenim prirodnim i drugim nesrećama, kako bi se izbjegle ljudske ţrtve i tjelesne povrede te prevenirale ili umanjile štete na materijalnim dobrima. Drugim riječima, cilj je ojačati svijest građana s namjerom podizanja otpornosti lokalnih zajednica na te prirodne i druge nesreće. Centar za sigurnosne studije se zahvaljuje Evropskoj uniji i Delegaciji Evropske unije u Bosni i Hercegovini, bez čije pomoći i potpore realizacija projekta „SAFE“ ne bi bila moguća.

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Anti-corruption Capacities of Public Procurement in the Security Sector: Report for 2020 and 2021 - Part I

Anti-corruption Capacities of Public Procurement in the Security Sector: Report for 2020 and 2021 - Part I

Author(s): Erdin Halimić,Dajana Bašić,Aleksandar Maletić / Language(s): English

Keywords: BiH; economic policy; public procurement; transparency; corruption; 2020; 2021; report;

Dear readers, It is our pleasure to present to you the first part of the report on the transparency and anti-corruption capacities of the security sector institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the public procurement processes for 2020 and 2021. The presentation in question represents part of the activities carried out within the project "Future Professionals for More Transparent Public Procurement - TRANSPIRE", which was financed by a generous grant from the Department of State of the United States of America through the Small Grants Program of the Democratic Commission. The Centre for Security Studies, as the implementer of the project, is particularly proud of the fact that the report is a product of the synergy of joint efforts of students from various universities and faculties in BiH and practitioners of investigative journalism. With such an approach, we contributed to the realization of the general goal of the project, in the light of improving and expanding the process of public procurement in the security sector, and raising the awareness and knowledge of students about public procurement and the risks of corruption. Despite the challenge for our project team to interest the young population, bring this complex topic to closer to them and break the paradigm that these tasks should be dealt with exclusively by institutions, we are particularly proud of the fact of the successful development of the concept of civic responsibility in controlling the good management of our shared financial resources. As a "think tank" organization, it is always a pleasure to state that methodology, which was developed, tested and implemented during of the project "Building Integrity and Strengthening Anti-Corruption Practices in the Security Sector - ACroSS", is functioning and the students easily mastered it and improved it in certain segments. We hope that this scientific and professional presentation of the situation in the field of public procurement will primarily serve the institutions of the BiH security sector to reach the highest democratic standards in this area of their work, but also meet the interest of the wider interested public. It should be noted that the report also covers the critical period of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore, despite the identified fields that require serious improvements, the fact that institutions in such circumstances were committed to maintaining a certain degree of transparency in public procurement is encouraging - at least when viewed through the prism of our methodology. And in this way, we encourage the institutions of the security sector to make additional efforts and engagement, because they, by the nature of their very sensitive work, must be an example to other authorities. Nontransparency or insufficient transparency in certain aspects of organizational work cannot lead to the goal of zero tolerance for corruption, which we strive for as part of efforts to reduce and eradicate this global scourge from our society. The Centre for Security Studies would like to kindly thank all the institutions of the security sector in BiH who, by providing data and information, contributed to the creation of this report. Finally, we owe a special thank you to our donor for supporting the "TRANSPIRE" project, as well as for all previous efforts to establish a more democratic and fair society for all citizens of BiH.

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Anti-corruption Capacities of Public Procurement in the Security Sector: Report for 2020 and 2021 - Part I

Antikorupcijski kapaciteti javnih nabavki u sektoru sigurnost: Izvještaj za 2020. i 2021. godinu – I dio

Author(s): Aleksandar Maletić,Dajana Bašić,Erdin Halimić / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: BiH; economic policy; public procurement; transparency; corruption; 2020; 2021; report;

Poštovani čitatelji i čitateljke, Zadovoljstvo nam je predstaviti vam prvi dio izvještaja o transparentnosti i antikorupcijskim kapacitetima institucija sektora sigurnosti Bosne i Hercegovine (BiH) u procesima javnih nabavki za 2020. i 2021. godinu. Predmetni prikaz predstavlja dio aktivnosti provedenih u okviru projekta „Budući profesionalci za transparentnije javne nabavke – TRANSPIRE“, koji se finansirao velikodušnim grantom Ministarstva vanjskih poslova Sjedinjenih Američkih Država (Department of State) putem Programa malih grantova Demokratske komisije. Centar za sigurnosne studije, kao implementator projekta, posebno je ponosan na činjenicu da je izvještaj produkt sinergije zajedničkih napora studenata s različitih univerziteta i fakulteta u BiH te praktičara istraživačkog novinarstva. Takvim pristupom doprinijeli smo ostvarivanju općeg cilja projekta, u svjetlu poboljšanja i proširenja procesa javnih nabavki u sektoru sigurnosti te podizanja svijesti i znanja studenata o javnim nabavkama i rizicima korupcije. Uprkos izazovu za naš projektni tim da zainteresuje i približi ovu složenu tematiku mladoj populaciji i razbije paradigmu da se ovim poslovima trebaju baviti isključivo institucije, posebno smo ponosni na činjenicu o uspješnosti razvoja koncepta građanske odgovornosti u kontroli dobrog upravljanja našim zajedničkim finansijskim sredstvima. Kao „think tank“ organizaciji, uvijek je zadovoljstvo konstatovati da metodologija, koja je razvijena, testirana i implementirana tokom projekta „Izgradnja integriteta i jačanje anti-korupcijskih praksi u sektoru sigurnosti – ACroSS“, iznova funkcioniše te da su je studenti sa lakoćom savladali i unaprijedili u pojedinim segmentima. Nadamo se da će ovaj naučno-stručni prikaz stanja u oblasti javnih nabavki prvenstveno poslužiti institucijama sektora sigurnosti BiH u cilju dostizanja najviših demokratskih standarda u ovoj oblasti njihovog rada, ali i naići na interes šire zainteresovane javnosti. Treba napomenuti da izvještaj u svom obuhvatu tretira i kritičan period izbijanja COVID-19 pandemije pa stoga, uprkos identifikovanim poljima koja zahtijevaju ozbiljna unapređenja, ohrabruje činjenica da su institucije u takvim okolnostima bile posvećene održavanju određenog stepena transparentnosti u javnim nabavkama – barem posmatrajući kroz prizmu naše metodologije. I ovim putem ohrabrujemo institucije sektora sigurnosti na dodatne napore i angažman, jer one, po prirodi svog veoma osjetljivog posla, moraju biti primjer drugim organima vlasti. Netransparentnost ili nedovoljna transparentnost u pojedinim aspektima organizacijskog rada ne može voditi ka dostizanju cilja nulte tolerancije na korupciju, a kojem težimo kao dio napora na smanjenju i iskorjenjivanju ove globalne pošasti iz našeg društva. Centar za sigurnosne studije se srdačno zahvaljuje svim institucijama sektora sigurnosti u BiH koje su, ustupanjem podataka i informacija, doprinijele nastanku ovog izvještaja. Za kraj, posebnu zahvalnost dugujemo našem donatoru na podršci projektu „TRANSPIRE“, kao i na svim dosadašnjim naporima na uspostavi demokratičnijeg i pravičnijeg društva za sve građane i građanke BiH.

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Anti-corruption Capacities of Public Procurement in the Security Sector: Report for 2020 and 2021 - Part II

Antikorupcijski kapaciteti javnih nabavki u sektoru sigurnost: Izvještaj za 2020. i 2021. godinu – II dio

Author(s): Ajla Popović,Erdin Halimić,Aleksandar Maletić,Dajana Bašić,Haris Vejzović / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: BiH; economic policy; public procurement; transparency; corruption; 2020; 2021; report;

Poštovani čitatelji i čitateljke, Zadovoljstvo nam je predstaviti vam drugi dio izvještaja o transparentnosti i antikorupcijskim kapacitetima institucija sektora sigurnosti Bosne i Hercegovine (BiH) u procesima javnih nabavki za 2020. i 2021. godinu. Predmetni prikaz predstavlja dio aktivnosti provedenih u okviru projekta „Budući profesionalci za transparentnije javne nabavke – TRANSPIRE“, koji se finansirao velikodušnim grantom Ministarstva vanjskih poslova Sjedinjenih Američkih Država (Department of State) putem Programa malih grantova Demokratske komisije. Centar za sigurnosne studije, kao implementator projekta, posebno je ponosan na činjenicu da je izvještaj produkt sinergije zajedničkih napora studenata s različitih univerziteta i fakulteta u BiH te praktičara istraživačkog novinarstva. Takvim pristupom doprinijeli smo ostvarivanju općeg cilja projekta, u svjetlu poboljšanja i proširenja procesa javnih nabavki u sektoru sigurnosti te podizanja svijesti i znanja studenata o javnim nabavkama i rizicima korupcije. Uprkos izazovu za naš projektni tim da zainteresuje i približi ovu složenu tematiku mladoj populaciji i razbije paradigmu da se ovim poslovima trebaju baviti isključivo institucije, posebno smo ponosni na činjenicu o uspješnosti razvoja koncepta građanske odgovornosti u kontroli dobrog upravljanja našim zajedničkim finansijskim sredstvima. Kao „think tank“ organizaciji, uvijek je zadovoljstvo konstatovati da metodologija, koja je razvijena, testirana i implementirana tokom projekta „Izgradnja integriteta i jačanje anti-korupcijskih praksi u sektoru sigurnosti – ACroSS“, iznova funkcioniše te da su je studenti sa lakoćom savladali i unaprijedili u pojedinim segmentima. Nadamo se da će ovaj naučno-stručni prikaz stanja u oblasti javnih nabavki prvenstveno poslužiti institucijama sektora sigurnosti BiH u cilju dostizanja najviših demokratskih standarda u ovoj oblasti njihovog rada, ali i naići na interes šire zainteresovane javnosti. Treba napomenuti da izvještaj u svom obuhvatu tretira i kritičan period izbijanja COVID-19 pandemije pa stoga, uprkos identifikovanim poljima koja zahtijevaju ozbiljna unapređenja, ohrabruje činjenica da su institucije u takvim okolnostima bile posvećene održavanju određenog stepena transparentnosti u javnim nabavkama – barem posmatrajući kroz prizmu naše metodologije. I ovim putem ohrabrujemo institucije sektora sigurnosti na dodatne napore i angažman, jer one, po prirodi svog veoma osjetljivog posla, moraju biti primjer drugim organima vlasti. Netransparentnost ili nedovoljna transparentnost u pojedinim aspektima organizacijskog rada ne može voditi ka dostizanju cilja nulte tolerancije na korupciju, a kojem težimo kao dio napora na smanjenju i iskorjenjivanju ove globalne pošasti iz našeg društva. Centar za sigurnosne studije se srdačno zahvaljuje svim institucijama sektora sigurnosti u BiH koje su, ustupanjem podataka i informacija, doprinijele nastanku ovog izvještaja. Za kraj, posebnu zahvalnost dugujemo našem donatoru na podršci projektu „TRANSPIRE“, kao i na svim dosadašnjim naporima na uspostavi demokratičnijeg i pravičnijeg društva za sve graĎane i graĎanke BiH.

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Informative Article - Spyware: The Modern Cyber Security Problem

Informativni članak - Spyware: moderni problem cyber sigurnosti

Author(s): Arif Šabanović / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: ICT; internet; spyware; security; informative article; 2024;

Spyware je zlonamjerni software koji se krije u našim uređajima i prikuplja informacije koje šalje trećim licima bez našeg pristanka. Spyware je postao najrasprostranjenija vrsta malware-a, jer su mu meta personalne informacije o korisniku i njegovim online navikama. Jako je širok dijapazon informacija koje mogu biti ukradene ili kompromitovane. Neke od informacija koje su česta meta hakera su: informacije o bankovnim računima, historija pretraživanja, kompletan email sadržaj i personalne informacije o korisniku. Pored informacija koje su već pohranjene na uređajima, moderni spyware također može da preuzme kontrolu nad mikrofonom i kamerom te da pomoću njih snima neovlaštene slike/video snimke/razgovore, koje potom šalje trećim licima. Spyware je do te mjere prisutan da je procijenjeno da preko 80% korisnika interneta ima neku vrstu na svom uređaju. To je zabrinjavajuća činjenica koja govori da su skoro sve informacije koje se koriste i pohranjuju na uređajima u konstantnoj opasnosti od zloupotrebe. Pažnja pri preuzimanju aplikacija od nepoznatih izvora, kao i redovno ažuriranje operativnog sistema i software-a, jedne su od provjerenih metoda prevencije spyware infekcije uređaja.

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How Much Does Public Safety Cost Us? Comparative Analysis of Budget Items for Ministries of Interior and Police Agencies in BiH for 2015 and 2023

Koliko nas košta javna sigurnost? Komparativna analiza budžetskih stavki za ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova i policijske agencije u BiH za 2015. i 2023. godinu

Author(s): Damir Tandara / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: BiH; public security; budget; items; 2015: 2023; cost;

Unutar Bosne i Hercegovine (BiH) organizovano je 16 policijskih agencija na različitim nivoima vlasti, a uz njih je organizovano još 5 institucija čija je djelatnost bliska policijskoj, što je rezultat kompleksnog državnog uređenja. Informacije predstavljene kroz analizu odnose se na budžetska sredstva svih nivoa vlasti u BiH, budžetska sredstva izdvojena za finansiranje ministarstava unutrašnjih poslova i policijskih agencija te broj uposlenika unutar istih. Analizom je obuhvadeno deset kantonalnih i dva entitetska ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova, Policija Brčko distrikta BiH, Ministarstvo sigurnosti BiH i upravne organizacije u njegovom sastavu. Kroz analizu je uočeno povedanje budžeta na svim nivoima vlasti koje, na nekim od nivoa vlasti, izdvajanje sredstava za finansiranje javne sigurnosti ne prati proporcinalno. U nekoliko slučajeva može se uočiti da je, pored velikih povedanja budžeta na određenim nivoima vlasti, budžet ministarstava unutrašnjih poslova ostao isti ili se povedao za svega par procenata. Kada govorimo o broju uposlenika unutar policijskih agencija i institucija sa djelatnošdu bliskoj policijskoj u BiH, analiza pokazuje da se on nije značajno mijenjao u periodu od osam godina. Primarni izvor podataka korištenih u analizi predstavljaju budžeti svih nivoa vlasti u BiH za 2015. i 2023. godinu.

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“Body-worn” Cameras of Police Officers: What do We Need to Know?

“Body-worn” kamere policijskih službenika: Šta trebamo znati?

Author(s): Damir Tandara / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: BiH; security; police; body-worn cameras; privacy; transparency; 2024;

Transparentniji rad policije je jedan od ključnih zahtjeva javnosti kroz historiju. On je intenziviran razvojem modernih tehnologija koje omogućavaju bliži uvid u rad policije kao službe javne uprave kojoj je povjereno čuvanje javnog reda i poretka, te zaštita temeljnih ustavnih prava i sloboda građana i svih vrijednosti zaštićenih ustavom. S druge strane i policijski službenici imaju potrebu za određenim vidom zaštite, a moderne tehnologije pružaju rješenja ove vrste. One policijske službenike mogu zaštititi prilIkom obavljanja njihovog posla, primarno u slučajevima lažnih i neutemeljenih prijava povrede službene dužnosti i zloupotrebe ovlaštenja od strane policijskih službenika. Primjena tehnoloških naprava u radu policije može znatno olakšati radnje dokazivanja, što se reflektuje na olakšano vođenje krivičnog postupka te se korist ovakvih naprava prožima izvan domena striktno policijske djelatnosti. Pored višestruke koristi koju moderne tehnologije pružaju prilikom obavljanja policijskih poslova, postoje određene stavke koje izazivaju zabrinutost javnosti i građana u odnosu na ovu temu. Prevashodno je to zaštita ljudskih prava, odnosno iznalaženje adekvatnih načina zaštite ljudskih prava usljed korištenja modernih tehnologija od strane policijskih službenika prilikom obavljanja policijskih dužnosti, a posebno uređaja za audio i video snimanje. Nedoumica je prisutna i kod službeničkog i rukovodstvenog kadra policije. Naime, najveću brigu službenicima zadaje pitanje da li će morati snimati kompletnu smjenu ili samo interakcije sa građanima, dok rukovodioce brine kontrola nad primjenom ovog sistema od strane samih službenika. Za njih je neophodno da iznađu najefikasnije rješenje kojim će regulisati pomenuto pitanje i na najbolji mogući način zaštititi prava građana od svih zloupotreba do kojih može doći korištenjem „body – worn“ kamera.

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