Balkans expert Florian Bieber encourages policy makers to seriously consider the new proposals for reform put forward by the US Embassy-backed working group. But as Beiber notes, disillusionment and inertia tend to prevent officials–particularly in the Federation, which was the focus of this effort–from adopting innovative solutions.
It would thus be easy to dismiss the latest proposal of a working group set up by the US embassy on the Federation as just the latest in a long line of experts with good ideas and little connection to reality.
However, the latest proposals that the working group of Bosnian experts put forth do merit further attention.
Instead of proposing the ideal solution for Bosnia or one of its entities, it is an encouraging document for its realism. Some 181 suggestions detail specific suggestions for reform that are based on the existing constitution and which are based on pragmatic consideration rather than on the principle “wouldn’t it be nice”.
