Islamism and security in Bosnia-Herzegovina
By: Leslie S. Lebl
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Army War College (U.S.). Press
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Carlisle Barracks, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
ISBN-13: 9781584876229
Subjects: Membership; Islamic fundamentalism; Internal security; Ethnic relations; Social conditions; North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Description: U.S. experts fear violence could once again break out in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and some even want the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to mount another military mission there. Yet few of these experts focus on the danger of gradually expanding Islamism. In Bosnia, it appears to have made slow but steady progress, despite resistance from Bosnia's moderate Muslims. Senior Bosniak (Muslim) leaders retain their long-standing Islamist ties, and their calls to impose traditional Islamic law, or sharia, and develop closer ties with the Islamic world only aggravate Bosnian Croat and Serb separatism.
Notes: "May 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-59).
Table of contents: title: Islamism : Muslim brothers, terrorists, and Wahhabis; title: Islamist ties of senior Bosniak leaders; title: Islamism and inter-ethnic tensions; title: Potential sources of violence; title: The U.S. policy environment; title: Military options; title: Recommendations for the U.S. Army.