Title page
Contents
Summary 5
1. The peace settlement and political system 8
1.1. The Dayton Agreement 8
Oversight of implementation 8
1.2. The role of the High Representative 9
1.3. Political system 10
Central state of Bosnia and Herzegovina 10
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 11
Republika Srpska 11
2. Independence moves in the Republika Srpska 12
2.1. Dodik's leadership 12
2.2. Boycott of state institutions 13
High Representative refers to "existential" threat 13
2.3. Withdrawal from state institutions put on hold 14
2.4. Further threats to secede from BiH 15
2.5. Dodik indicted and put on trial 16
2.6. High Representative reports in 2023 18
2.7. Relations with Serbia 19
2.8. Relations with Russia 20
2.9. Reaction of UK, USA and EU 22
Joint statements 22
US statements and sanctions 24
UK statements and sanctions 24
The EU and sanctions 26
3. NATO, the EU and Operation Althea 28
3.1. NATO implementation force 28
3.2. Operation Althea 28
The UK's role in Althea 29
3.3. Application to join EU 29