Brussels: Next capital of the Balkans?

Washington Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 71-87

  O'Brien, James C ^a  

^a Albright Group   (United States)

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EID: 33744797147     PISSN: 0163660X     EISSN: 15309177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/wash.2006.29.3.71     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. See Milada Anna Vachudova, Europe Undivided: Democracy, Leverage, and Integration After Communism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005).
2. For the Copenhagen criteria for membership in the EU, see http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/towards_EU_membership/ criteria_en.html.
3. Javier Solana, remarks at the Sound of Europe Conference, Salzburg, January 27, 2006.
4. See "Enlargement Played Small Role in Constitution No Votes," EU Observer, June 27, 2005, http://euobserver.com/index.phtml?search_string_top= &subscribe_email=Enter+your+email&subscribe_sendout= td&accept_charge= Accept+charge&aid19430&cost_shown=1&sid=9.
5. For the best account of this situation, see Laura Silber and Alan Little, Death of a Nation (New York: Penguin, 1997) (revised edition).
6. For more detail on the pre-Dayton peace processes, see James C. O'Brien, "The Dayton Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Ceasefire on Its Way to Becoming a Settlement," in Peace vs. Justice: Negotiating Forward- and Backward-Looking Outcomes, ed. William Zartmann (Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2004).
7. See European Stability Initiative, "Post-Industrial Society and the Authoritarian Temptation," October 2004, http://www.esiweb.org/index.php?lang=en&id=18. For a smart analysis of what Bosnia must do for itself,
8. see Zoran Pajic, "Bosnia: A Statehood Crossroads," February 10, 2006, http://www.tol.cz/.
9. See also Christian Schwarz-Schilling, "Bosnia's Way Forward," March 17, 2006, http://www.ohr.int/ohr-dept/presso/pressa/default.asp?content_id=36772.
10. See Sarajevo Summit Declaration, http://www.stabilitypact.org/constituent/990730-sarajevo.asp.
11. European Commission official, Sarajevo, November 29, 2005.
12. The intention behind Europe's new process is captured by Chris Patten, who served as the EU commissioner for external relations. See Chris Patten, Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and Europe in a New Century (New York: Times Books, Henry Holt, 2006), pp. 179-180.
13. The Montenegrin referendum is scheduled to take place in May 2006.
14. Interview with author, February 2006.
15. See European Stability Initiative, "EU Balkan Salzburg Meeting March 2006," http://www.esiweb.org/index.php?lang=en&id=166.
16. See, for example, Olli Rehn, "The EU Accession Process: An Effective Tool of the European Foreign and Security Policy," remarks at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, February 21, 2006, http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/06/ 112&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&gui Language=en.
17. See also "2005 Enlargement Strategy Paper," A6-0025/2006, February 3, 2006.
18. For thoughtful papers on this topic, see Katinka Barysch, "Does Enlargement Matter for the EU Economy," May 2003, http://www.cer.org.uk;
19. Katinka Barysch, "East Versus West? The European Economic and Social Model After Enlargement," October 26, 2005, http://www.cer.org.uk.