Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Policy Since Independence

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This book is the first to provide a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the foreign policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a post-conflict country with an active agency in international affairs. Bridging academic and policy debates, the book summarizes and further examines the first twenty-five years of BiH’s foreign policy following the country’s independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. Topics covered include conflict and post-conflict periods, Euro-Atlantic integration, political affairs on both local and regional levels, integration with a variety of international organizations and actors, neighboring states, bilateral relations with relevant other states including the United States, Russia, selected EU countries, and Turkey, as well as BiH’s diaspora. The book highlights that despite their apparent weakness, post-conflict states have agency to carry out foreign policy goals and engage with the international sphere, including in geopolitics, and thus provides a novel insight into weak states and their role in international politics. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxv Structure, Frameworks, Processes, Institutions, and Actors of BiH Foreign Policy Since Independence (Jasmin Hasić, Dženeta Karabegović)....Pages 1-21 BiH’s Wartime Foreign Policy: Lobbying for Peace and Lifting the Arms Embargo (Anida Sokol)....Pages 23-43 BiH’s Engagement in Multilateral Fora: Key Foreign Policy Positions Within International Organizations (Nedžma Džananović)....Pages 45-69 Euro-Atlantic Integrations of BiH: Shifting Gears and Reinterpreting Motives in Foreign Affairs (Dario Čepo)....Pages 71-95 Foreign Economic Policy and Trade Relations of BiH (Afan Kalamujić)....Pages 97-111 BiH’s Foreign Policy Orientation Toward International Judicial Institutions (Caterina Bonora)....Pages 113-135 BiH’s Contributions to International Military-Security-Peace Operations (Tanya L. Domi, Davor Petrić)....Pages 137-161 A Strategic Review of BiH’s Bilateral Relations with the Major Powers (Jasmin Mujanović)....Pages 163-183 BiH’s Foreign Policy Toward Neighboring Countries: Patterns of Reinterpretation and Redefinition (Petar Marković, Mate Subašić)....Pages 185-207 ‘Protection and Promotion of BiH’s Citizens’ Interests Abroad’: Foreign Policy Relations with Diaspora (Dženeta Karabegović, Jasmin Hasić)....Pages 209-231 BiH Foreign Policy Governance: Evolutive Practices and Contested Discourses (Neven Andjelić)....Pages 233-251 Back Matter ....Pages 253-262