Bosnia’s High Representative Deadlock Reveals Europe’s Cohesion Problem

New Political Uncertainty in BiH: OHR ad interim and without Agreement on the High Representative

Bosnia and Herzegovina is entering a new round of political uncertainty, and instead of agreeing on a new High Representative, a temporary solution has been reached. Instead of political consensus, there is a new deadline. Instead of a clear strategy by the international community, the division between the key actors is increasingly visible. The OHR […] The post New Political Uncertainty in BiH: OHR ad interim and without Agreement on the High R…

Bosnia’s High Representative deadlock reveals Europe’s cohesion problem

It is not often that a diplomatic appointment says more about those making the decision than about the office itself. Yet that is precisely what has happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina. More than a diplomatic appointment. In an effort to block an Italian candidate widely perceived as enjoying strong backing from Washington, several European governments have ended up accepting an interim arrangement that leaves the Office of the High Representativ…