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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Policy Since Independence

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Editors:
  1. Jasmin Hasić

    1. Department of International Relations and European Studies, International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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  2. Dženeta Karabegović

    1. Department of Sociology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

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  • The first comprehensive and systematic analysis of BiH's foreign policy since the country’s independence
  • Offers new perspectives and analysis with regard to EU integration and BiH’s dedication to the process
  • Provides a novel examination of weak states and their role in international politics

Part of the book series: New Perspectives on South-East Europe (NPSE)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Structure, Frameworks, Processes, Institutions, and Actors of BiH Foreign Policy Since Independence

    • Jasmin Hasić, Dženeta Karabegović
    Pages 1-21

  3. BiH’s Wartime Foreign Policy: Lobbying for Peace and Lifting the Arms Embargo

    • Anida Sokol
    Pages 23-43

  4. BiH’s Engagement in Multilateral Fora: Key Foreign Policy Positions Within International Organizations

    • Nedžma Džananović
    Pages 45-69

  5. Euro-Atlantic Integrations of BiH: Shifting Gears and Reinterpreting Motives in Foreign Affairs

    • Dario Čepo
    Pages 71-95

  6. Foreign Economic Policy and Trade Relations of BiH

    • Afan Kalamujić
    Pages 97-111

  7. BiH’s Foreign Policy Orientation Toward International Judicial Institutions

    • Caterina Bonora
    Pages 113-135

  8. BiH’s Contributions to International Military-Security-Peace Operations

    • Tanya L. Domi, Davor Petrić
    Pages 137-161

  9. A Strategic Review of BiH’s Bilateral Relations with the Major Powers

    • Jasmin Mujanović
    Pages 163-183

  10. BiH’s Foreign Policy Toward Neighboring Countries: Patterns of Reinterpretation and Redefinition

    • Petar Marković, Mate Subašić
    Pages 185-207

  11. ‘Protection and Promotion of BiH’s Citizens’ Interests Abroad’: Foreign Policy Relations with Diaspora

    • Dženeta Karabegović, Jasmin Hasić
    Pages 209-231

  12. BiH Foreign Policy Governance: Evolutive Practices and Contested Discourses

    • Neven Andjelić
    Pages 233-251

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 253-262
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About this book

This book is the first to provide a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the foreign policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a post-conflict country with an active agency in international affairs. Bridging academic and policy debates, the book summarizes and further examines the first twenty-five years of BiH’s foreign policy following the country’s independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. Topics covered include conflict and post-conflict periods, Euro-Atlantic integration, political affairs on both local and regional levels, integration with a variety of international organizations and actors, neighboring states, bilateral relations with relevant other states including the United States, Russia, selected EU countries, and Turkey, as well as BiH’s diaspora. The book highlights that despite their apparent weakness, post-conflict states have agency to carry out foreign policy goals and engage with the international sphere, including in geopolitics, and thus provides a novel insight into weakstates and their role in international politics.

Reviews

“Contrary to many other studies, this volume does not consider BiH as a mere object of inquiry but rather as an active subject in international relations. The volume will have wide influence on scholars and practitioners alike interested in BiH’s foreign policy governance.” (Nenad Stojanović, University of Geneva, Switzerland)

“The confirmation of modern statehood of BiH since 1992 finds an expression in its foreign and security policy. The eleven chapters are testimony to the agency that institutions and actors of BiH’s external relations have developed and maintained against many odds. Yet, the limitations of actions for the country are manifold and how Bosnian foreign policy will evolve with a weakening perspective of European integration has become the new challenge. The book helps to understand how the country, while benefitting from international assistance and intervention, has never ceased to be an actor and shaper of foreign policy worldwide.” (Tobias Flessenkemper, Centre international de formation européenne, Nice, France)

“Finally! This volume offers a clear, brave formulation of Bosnian foreign policy that demonstrates transformative reforms, the path to Council of Europe membership, and further Euroatlantic integration. Using concrete examples, the authors demonstrate there are active, creative foreign policy processes within a weak state and extremely complex political circumstances. It is a timely contribution as BiH moves towards NATO and EU membership.” (Zlatko Lagumdžija, former BiH Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of International Relations and European Studies, International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Jasmin Hasić

  • Department of Sociology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

    Dženeta Karabegović

About the editors

Jasmin Hasić is Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies, International Burch University, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dženeta Karabegović is Researcher at the University of Salzburg, Austria.

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