A clear majority in Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to look to EU and NATO membership for their future prosperity. Whether political leaders will cooperate to achieve these goals remains a key challenge, however. In the absence of swift progress, many Bosnians are voting with their feet and moving West themselves. As large-scale emigration continues, internal and external challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina are intensifying.
Divisive rhetoric and malign external interference, particularly from Russia, threaten further instability and obstruct much-needed reforms. Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine has also…