Bosnia: Peace by Piece

Abstract

No institution is more important to the peace than the Bosnian Federation, which is supposed to govern the 51 percent of the country under control of the Muslims and Croats. The Dayton peace agreement assumes the existence of a solid Federation, which will combine with a Serb Republic to constitute a new Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation is an essential building block, without which it is difficult to expect Dayton to succeed over the long term. The Federation must give Croats and Muslims a solid institutional framework for resolving their once deadly strife. It must also treat the Serbs who remain on Federation territory fairly. If the conditions for economic recovery and an open society can be created on half the territory, there is hope for Bosnia as a whole. What is the state of the Federation? Can it last?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA394187

Entities

People

  • Daniel Serwer

Organizations

  • National Defense University

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  • Human Systems
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  • Agreements
  • Ethnic Groups
  • European Union
  • Government (Foreign)
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  • Municipalities
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