In a blog post on April 28, U.S. Ambassador to BiH Eric Nelson criticized politicians who “want to revert to a retrograde ‘Original Dayton.’” These comments closely resembled part of
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Inzko’s Selective “Red Line”
Under Annex 10 of the Dayton Accords, the High Representative (HR) is supposed to “facilitate the Parties’ own efforts” and “[f]acilitate the resolution of any difficulties arising in connection with
Inzko Bucks EU on Foreign Judges
In an interview Monday, High Representative Valentin Inzko criticized the proposal by Serb and Croat parties for the BiH Constitutional Court’s foreign judges to be replaced by local judges and
HRW Report Highlights Federation Human Rights Failures
The annual report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on BiH, released earlier this month, is a helpful and constructive document, pointing out several key areas of important progress, as well
The OHR Digs in its Heels
On August 5, BiH’s largest Serb, Bosniak, and Croat political parties—the SNSD, SDA, and HDZ—signed an agreement on principles for formation of BiH-level authorities. Among the principles the three parties