Political stability – “light or darkness ” for strategic path of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Euro-Atlantic integration Cover Image

Politička stabilnost – „svjetlo ili tama“ za strateški put Bosne i Hercegovine prema euroatlantskim integracijama
Political stability – “light or darkness ” for strategic path of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Euro-Atlantic integration

Author(s): Milan Vego
Subject(s): Inter-Ethnic Relations, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Mostaru
Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; European Union; NATO; implementation of reforms; political stability; consociation democracy

Summary/Abstract: Bosnia and Herzegovina is unsettled, unstable country, which has been searching for optimal solution of its internal structure for 18 years. Taking that into consideration it is hard to expect achieving of consensus in changing the Constitution, since in the current circumstances three political- ethnic options have neither common aim nor attitude how Bosnia and Herzegovina should look like a country. Besides economic, political stability of this country is also hardly feasible. However, without political stability there is neither implementation of reforms nor accessing to European and Euro-Atlantic integrations. Presence of the international community will be necessary in Bosnia and Herzegovina if there is no political stability. That means that it cannot be a sovereign and independent country. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in which politics is a primary vocation. If we start from Weber’s assertion that politics is a fascinating vocation, that it offers positions in the government, where decisions on destinies of people, countries, international relations and world peace are made, it is hard to imagine, at least according to the current facts, that leading political elites in Bosnia and Herzegovina will analyze their own ethics, justice and care for citizens. All of them behave in machiavellistic manner (the end justifies the mean). And indeed, everything is allowed to political elites in this country, without any responsibility. Accepting conditions for access to NATO or legal acquisition of European Union would mean betrayal of vital national interests for political elites, what most often explains every failure. Because of all above mentioned, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a “black hole” in the Balkans and South-East Europe. Building of political stability has not been encouraging so far. However, if Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to be a part of Euro-Atlantic family, and that is its aim, it simply must happen. Both solutions do not mark the Euro-Atlantic path. The author researches and analyzes the internal structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina or internal politics which determines international political strategic directions and proves the thesis that political stability together with economic (SPP) is a condition without which it is impossible to conduct numerous reforms, access to NATO and European Union.

  • Issue Year: 3/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 69-86
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Croatian