Recent Reports:

“Bosnia: Overview of Issues,” Congressional Research Service RS22324 (January 17, 2008).

Over 12 years since the Dayton accords ended the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, Bosnia’s future is still in question. In early 2007, the international community postponed plans to close out its overseeing role in Bosnia, and may consider another postponement in early 2008; a small EU military force contributes to a secure environment. This report provides an overview of prominent current issues in Bosnia that may be of interest to Members of the 110 th Congress. It may be updated as events warrant.

“Ensuring Bosnia’s Future: A New International Engagement Strategy,” International Crisis Group: Europe Report N°180 (15 February 2007).

This report ascertains that good deal has been achieved in the past eleven years but the international community has not yet reached a point where it can safely declare victory and leave. The EU needs to lead a new stage of active international engagement that will not be brief. Disengagement before essential reform benchmarks are met and self-sustaining institutions established would put at risk all the gains made and the survival of a unified Bosnia, as well as increase the prospect that much of the Western Balkans would return to chaos.

“Bosnia and Herzegovina—Islamic Revival, International Advocacy Networks and Islamic Terrorism,” Strategic Insights, Volume IV, Issue 5 (May 2005).

This article is a succinct assessment of the trends and movement of “Islamic terrorism” within the Bosnian space.

“Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report 2007,” U.S. Department of State (June 2007).

This annual report details problems human trafficking in Bosnia and international cooperation efforts, including those of the United States, being applied to bring such trafficking to an end.

“International Narcotics Control Strategy 2007,” U.S. Department of State (March 1, 2007).

The 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2006. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes. U.S. work with the government of Bosnia in the Balkan region is addressed.

 

Bosnian Government

Government of Boznia and Herzegovina: http://www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/

Dayton Peace Accord Agreement:http://www.oscebih.org/overview/gfap/eng/

Constitutional Documents: http://confinder.richmond.edu/country.php

Ministry of Defense: http://www.mod.gov.ba/eng/eng_main.php

Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina: http://www.oscebih.org/oscebih_eng.asp

United Nations Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995-2002): http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unmibh/

 

News and Resource Links:

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: http://www.rferl.org/featuresarchive/country/bosnia-herzegovina.html

New York Times: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/bosniaandherzegovina/index.html

Bosnia News: http://bosnianews.blogspot.com/
Daily top news from Bosnia.

Bosnia Vault: http://bavault.blogspot.com/
A blog about Bosnia, with an emphasis on the 1992-1995 war, and that war's aftermath. Includes: News, Opinion, War Crimes Tribunal Watch, Advocacy, Culture and more.

“Background Note: Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State ( October 2007).

CIA World Factbook: Bosnia and Herzegovina

BBC Country Profile: Bosnia and Herzegovina

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