Efekti Dejtonskog mirovnog sporazuma

Author(s): Jasminka Simić / Language(s): Serbian Publication Year: 0

The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), also known as the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA) was reached in the US air military base Wright-Peterson in Dayton-Ohio on 21 November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on 14 December 1995. The signing of the DPA formally marked the end of the fouryear war in B&H, whereas the country was divided into two Entities: a Muslim-croat Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska. The DPA establishes the international military and civilian presence to oversee the implementation of the peace agreement, and lays the foundation for the society and state building in B&H in a time of peace. Analysis of the effects of the DPA over the last twenty years at the national, regional and international levels, shows that the peace agreement has helped maintain peace in B&H and achieve some degree of political normalization and economic cooperation among the countries in the region, and that the continuity of NATO after the end of the cold War has been justified (“the electricity effect on NATO”). Furthermore, by ceding command to the EU, the NATO has contributed to the strengthening a common Foreign and Security Policy for the European Union. The process of EU approximation is an opportunity for B&H and other countries in the region for a qualitative expansion of the DPA, based on the assumption that the international military and civilian presence in B&H will come to an end, and that the Entities will support democratic and economic consolidation of internal policies and better bilateral relations with the neighbors, in particular with the Republic of croatia and the Republic of Serbia.

Dejtonski veto igrači u političkom sistemu Bosne i Hercegovine

Author(s): Dejan D. Bursać / Language(s): Serbian Publication Year: 0

Author is examining the constellation of veto players in the political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the analysis of institutions formed by the Dayton Peace Agreement, more precisely by its Fourth Annex: The constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The creators of this document, having in mind the need for ethnic balance in the peace-building process, established complex internal institutional structure and complicated set of procedures. During the course of this research, the number, relations and other features of veto players are established on the basis laid in the works of American political scientist George Tsebelis. He researched the impact of veto players on legislative status quo, and, subsequently, on policy stability. It should be emphasized that our paper will primarily focus on institutional veto players established by the Dayton Agreement, but nevertheless we will also shortly examine other actors that do not necessarily derive from the peace process, such as political parties. The application of veto players’ theory can be used not just in the assessment of stability, efficiency and persistence of the “Dayton system” in Bosnia and Herzegovina in general, but also more narrowly – in the analysis of singular institutional solutions created by the 1995 peace agreement.

Saradnja ili ništa: Berlinski proces kao put ka desekuritizaciji i evropeizaciji Balkana

Author(s): Petar Marković,Stefan Vukotić / Language(s): Serbian Publication Year: 0

Croatia’s accession to the EU came at an important price of doing away with the problematic practices from the past, but the other countries may have more difficulties doing that on their own, not least because the majority of their weaknesses underlined in EU country reports are common and can best be solved by working together. The recently launched “Berlin Process” – a regional initiative focusing on closer multilateral cooperation in the Western Balkans with a view to prospective EU accession – set to provide one such framework for concerted regional problem-solving. This paper opens with an analysis of the current regional state of play, followed by a projection of the prospective outcomes of the cooperation within the Process. A loose, non-state, non-Yugoslav, union in which they would join forces to enhance their economies, markets, education, health, etc. and also eradicate the criminal syndicates and inherent graft that has been eating away at them at least since the 1990s. In order to scrutinise the possible impact and scope of the initiative at hand, the paper endorses theories of neo-functionalism, Europeanisation and the Regional Security complex.

Komplet prve pomoći: Srbija na putu ka EU

Author(s): Stefan Ubiparipović / Language(s): Serbian Publication Year: 0

Употребата на инструментите на меѓународната политика во сигурносните влијанија на САД и Русија на Балканот и поместување на сигурноста на европската унија

Author(s): Oliver Andonov,Goran Vasilevski / Language(s): Macedonian Publication Year: 0

The use of energy resources and economic instruments as well as military effectives and political power in international politics is characteristic of the great powers to the countries and regions where they have interests. The interests of the US and Russia to the Balkans are even more pronounced in the use of instruments of influence, primarily as a result of the fact that the Balkans is a region that is very important and interesting for both countries. The main issue or dilemma arises when examining the pragmatic use of instruments by both countries, and especially the real scope and intensity of their use is in fact the result thereof. Namely, whether the resources deployed give support and result in the creation and implementation of pragmatic policies or whether they are used in vain. In this work, using the example of the Republic of Macedonia and the attitude of the citizens of Macedonia we will try to do a social construct of political pragmatism concerning the cost-effectiveness of instruments and resources used in creating public opinion and policy approach towards the citizens of Macedonia. This dilemma having an impact in the current political and security moment when Macedonia and the Balkans are in crisis and multilayer continuous endangering of security. Moreover, the not making out of the European Union concerning the safety impacts of European security space is perceived in all its negativity. The answer to the dilemma should be a multidisciplinary approach of many social aspects and the combination of theoretical models of the foreign policy of the United States and Russia, their realistic approach to the Balkans, especially in Macedonia and the perception of citizens resulting from a proper or improper use of the instruments. Above all, it is important to note that the created perception of the real positive support by using these instruments is the basis for creating public opinion about the level of friendship to the region or Macedonia, and for the infantile terms of European security policy, which follows exclusively someone’s strategic policy, ignoring their own interests. At the same time, it represents an archetype of accepting traditional values region or attempted insertion of new ones that are contrary to the perception of social norms and behaviors on the Balkans and Macedonia. Realizing the European security policy in this context, we recognize pale attempt to influence the current security risks and threats, which the European Union hardly manages. In this context, USA and Russia take the primary and dominant role in the security on the Balkans, confronting in the region and using their instruments to influence.

Academia: Spór o sens stosunków Polski z Niemcami w Europie

Author(s): Krzysztof Malinowski / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

Systematyzacja refleksji akademickiej dotyczącej stosunków Polski z Niemcami w Unii Europejskiej pozwala zrozumieć zróżnicowane poglądy polskich elit politycznych w tej sprawie i jednocześnie sposób, w jaki widzą one rolę Polski w Europie. Odniesienie bowiem do Niemiec jest integralnym składnikiem polskich dyskusji o Europie.

A Chronology of the Important Events in Foreign Policy in 2009

Author(s): Rebecca Murray / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Structure of the State Administration Authorities Acting in International and European Affairs in 2009

Author(s): Martin Firák / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

List of Consulates in the Slovak Republic

Author(s): Martin Firák / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

List of the Embassies of the Slovak Republic, Permanent Missions, Consulates General and Slovak Institutes Abroad

Author(s): Martin Firák / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

List of the Consulates of the Slovak Republic Headed by the Honorary Consuls

Author(s): Martin Firák / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

List of the Embassies of the Slovak Republic, Permanent Missions, Consulates General and Slovak Institutes Abroad

Author(s): Martin Firák / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

List of the Consulates of the Slovak Republic Headed by the Honorary Consul

Author(s): Martin Firák / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

A chronology of the important events in Slovak foreign policy in 2010

Author(s): Daniela Balážová / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Treaties, Agreements, Conventions Published in 2010

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

List of the Embassies of the EU, NATO Countries and Some Other Countries

Author(s): Matúš Vranko / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

List of Consulates in the Slovak Republic

Author(s): Matúš Vranko / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

List of the Embassies of the Slovak Republic, Permanent Missions, Consulates General, Slovak institutes Abroad

Author(s): Matúš Vranko / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

List of Consulates of the Slovak Republic Headed by the Honorary Consuls

Author(s): Matúš Vranko / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Model „zabezpieczenia egzystencji” w badaniach i działaniach w zakresie rozwoju lokalnego w dobie globalizacji

Author(s): Bogumiła Lisocka-Jaegermann / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0