Naslijeđe geopolitike 19. stoljeća i savremeni međunarodni položaj Balkana i Bosne i Hercegovine
The Legacy of 19th Century Geopolitics and the Modern International Position of the Balkans and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Dževada Garić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political history, International relations/trade, 19th Century, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Geopolitics
Published by: Naučnoistraživački institut »Ibn Sina«
Keywords: Geopolitics; Balkans; Bosnia and Herzegovina; great powers; imperial strategies; EU; international relations;
Summary/Abstract: During 19th century, the Balkans were one of the key geopolitical hubs of Europe, where interests of the great powers – the Ottoman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, Russia and the Western European states – clashed. This period was marked by imperial rivalries, national movements and the restructuring of international relations, which had far-reaching consequences for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The paper will analyze the position of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the foreign policy strategies of the great powers at the time, with a special emphasis on the Berlin Congress of 1878, by which Austria-Hungary took over the administration of this area. Although formally remaining under Ottoman sovereignty, Bosnia and Herzegovina de facto entered the sphere of Central European influence, which significantly reshaped its political, social and economic structure. Through the analysis of archival sources and secondary literature, the presentation will explore how the imperial strategies of the great powers guided the development of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and how these historical dynamics left a long-term markon its international position. Understanding these processes is crucial for the analysis of contemporary geopolitical challenges of Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in the context of its relationship with the European Union and international actors today.

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