A New Kind of Balkans Drama

Summary

• The Balkans face more trouble in Kosovo as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina unless the United States and European Union take dramatic steps to get both back on track towards EU membership.
• In Bosnia, the international community needs to reconstitute itself as well as support an effort to reform the country’s constitution.
• In Kosovo, Pristina and Belgrade need to break through the barriers to direct communication and begin discussions on a wide range of issues.
• This brief proposes specific diplomatic measures to meet these needs.

About this Brief

Daniel Serwer is vice president of USIP’s Centers of Innovation. He has worked on the Balkans since 1994 and chairs USIP’s Balkans Working Group. These ideas, derived in part from discussions in the working group, are his own.