To date, the U.S. and the EU have based their policy toward Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on a fantastical premise: that irrational governance modalities can produce rational outcomes. In this policy report, Dr. Jasmin Mujanović explains that BiH is to have a credible chance at EU and NATO membership – the stated aim of leaders in Sarajevo, Washington, and Brussels – the country must be able produce its own reform initiatives and rational governance outcomes. For that to be plausible, however, it must have a rational constitutional regime and accountable governance mechanisms; that requires constitutional reform, which may be limited in scope but must be substantive in its impact.
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