Publication

This report weighs up the chances of current efforts to rebuild Bosnia ever producing a stable, functioning Bosnian state. It considers the outlook for Bosnia in present circumstances and asks whether there is any alternative to the pattern of antagonistic ethnic parties failing to govern effectively and depending upon international pressure and intervention for decisions to be taken. The paper argues that normalizing Bosnian life will depend further on international presence and that Bosnia will continue, at least to some extend, to resemble an international protectorate.