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Bosnia and Herzegovina: the international mission at a turning point
09/02/2009 By Judy Batt
On 22 January, the international community’s High representative (HR) and European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) unexpectedly announced his resignation in order to take up the post of Slovak Foreign Minister from 2 February.
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Lajcak has been unusually frank in expressing his frustrations with the international mission. His abrupt departure was no doubt intended to deliver a much needed wake-up call to the EU, which has failed to get to grips with Europe’s most complex, damaged and dysfunctional country.
In this Policy Brief Judy Batt explores possible ways forward for the EU and how it can rebuild its credibility in BiH.
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Bio author: Judy Batt
Judy Batt is Professor of Central and South-East European Politics at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Studies in Security and Diplomacy.
