Dayton, divisions and constitutional revisions : Bosnia & Herzegovina at the crossroads /
Morrison, Kenneth.
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.Research & Assessment Branch.
[Shrivenham] : Defence Academy of the United Kingdom,
2009.
2009 has proved a difficult year thus far for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and current indicators suggest that the country's political, economic and social situation is likely to become even more troubled as the country-wide election approaches next year. In March of this year, the Western Balkan state welcomed its seventh (and possibly last) High Representative (HR), the Austrian diplomat Valentin Inzko, following his appointment by the steering committee of the Peace Implementation Council and the UN Security Council. To describe his new role as extremely difficult would by no means be overstating the task at hand. Fourteen years after the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, better known as the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), brought the Bosnian war to an end, the country's latest political deadlock has demonstrated that domestic politics still needs to be underpinned by the presence of the HR and, more broadly, the support of the international community, ideally with the European Union (EU) in concert with a firmly engaged United States.
Cover title.
August 2009"--P. 1.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-26).
Introduction -- Background : Bosnia since Dayton, 1995-2008 -- Miroslav Lajčak's difficult tenure as high representative -- The perspective of Bosnia's three main ethnic groups -- What now for the OHR? -- Bosnia and the European integration process -- The effect of the global economic downturn -- Outlook for 2009-2010.
2009 has proved a difficult year thus far for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and current indicators suggest that the country's political, economic and social situation is likely to become even more troubled as the country-wide election approaches next year. In March of this year, the Western Balkan state welcomed its seventh (and possibly last) High Representative (HR), the Austrian diplomat Valentin Inzko, following his appointment by the steering committee of the Peace Implementation Council and the UN Security Council. To describe his new role as extremely difficult would by no means be overstating the task at hand. Fourteen years after the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, better known as the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), brought the Bosnian war to an end, the country's latest political deadlock has demonstrated that domestic politics still needs to be underpinned by the presence of the HR and, more broadly, the support of the international community, ideally with the European Union (EU) in concert with a firmly engaged United States.
Constitutional law