International Crisis Group’s Balkan expert, Srecko Latal, argued in an op-ed this week for a new model for the relationship between BiH and the international community. Latal’s “third way” revolves around more robust involvement of the international community, paired with increased “local ownership” of political reform.
Past mistakes clearly show that local responsibility and ownership of the processes are necessary to create long-term stability, and that a stronger and more concrete engagement by the international community is still needed to overcome the shortcomings of the Dayton constitution and protect the Bosnians from their political representatives who deny or violate the Dayton agreement….
Any decision about the start and pace of preparations for a new international approach towards Bosnia mainly depends on the most important players – Berlin, Washington and Brussels.
