Report: To Serve and Protect: A Story about Security Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
What about security in Bosnia and Herzegovina? Is BiH a safe place? Safer than Belgium? Than France? Are the Bosnian police structures well placed to protect citizens and do citizens feel safe? The report you are about to read is a result of a research study conducted in BiH, consulting strategic documents, strategies, working documents, and supported by interviews with the key security experts, government officials, police officers, and international community representatives. It offers a somewhat different perspective on where BiH stands almost 20 years since the reforms in security sector started, having thousands of international experts taking part in it and millions of Euros being invested. One conclusion rises…
Report “A Political Romance: Relations between Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina”
This report is a study of relations between two countries, Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), their specific political relations rooted in deep historical, cultural and religious ties, political flirtation, and economic trends that (un)follow this seemingly idyllic exchange. Given Turkey’s ever-growing political and economic power in the world, as well as regional stage, nurturing BiH’s good cooperation with this powerful friend definitely deserves special attention. But as this report shows, the ties often presented as idyllic by politicians on both sides, on the ground to date did not generate many tangible results. Focusing on the culture, politics and economy of these relations, our analysis finds that, in fact, even…