The Costs and Benefits of Bosnia and Herzegovina Joining NATO Alliance
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS), BiH
Date: August 2009
Volume: 113 pages, pdf
Description
As for the reasons that BiH officials have expressed aiming to the NATO membership, it is undoubted that the dominant role was played by the political and military interests. Considering the political consequences of decisions, especially of those that are reaching into the sphere of national interests, it is necessary to guide ourselves with the comprehensive and economic principle overall. This is especially referred to countries with modest economic abilities, in which category BiH can be placed too. The existing budget limitations, as well as global financial crisis are definitely causing public to consider economic aspects of BiH membership in this military-political alliance. Neglecting this form of public debate was most probably caused by the lack of expert analysis and complexity of clear identification of economic factors on benefits and flaws of such a process. Still, the present stage of progress in BiH in its joining the Alliance imposes the need to actualize these issues and consider impartially the financial indicators related to such an important decision on future of BiH