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Worse, domestic political players continue to use such rhetoric to distract from their own governance failures.īosnia and Herzegovina has a population the size of Berlin’s – just 3.5 million – and an annual GDP per capita of $6,073. And, 25 years on from the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Agreement, Bosnia still suffers from divisive ethnic discourse and a severe lack of functionality. Speaking without notes, he delivered a clear message and a simple question to parliamentarians: “When will you get tired of this divisive nationalist rhetoric? The United States expects you to start working across party lines to make Bosnia function as a normal state.”īiden was right then. In 2009, in what was the last high-ranking visit by a US government official to Bosnia and Herzegovina, as vice-president Joe Biden addressed the parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Concerted EU-US action and judicious use of sanctions can jumpstart reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Organised crime and corruption are already worries for EU capitals – and the new Biden administration appears to share this concern.

Restoring independence to the judiciary and strengthening the rule of law are key to the country’s future stability and success, including boosting its economy and stemming emigration.

For such initiatives to expand, however, change in the governing modus operandi is needed at higher levels of government.

Reformist political actors have carved out space for economic and governance reforms in scattered municipalities.

But, in the last 15 years, the EU and US have failed to press for reform in the country, a neglect that has enabled ethno-political leaders to capture the state.

A quarter of a century after the Dayton agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina enjoys peace.