Is Bosnia and Herzegovina a failed state?

I'm gonna give you a more simple answer, but i'm gonna try to add details that others didn't include in their reasoning. Firstly, do I think BiH is a failed state ? After 20+ years of independence…I unfortunately have to say that it is, the Dayton Agreement isn't adhered to properly and that's why it's failing. read more

Having lived through the Bosnian war, I believe that civil war is the ultimate failure of the state. Bosnia is technically still not at war, so by that definition, it has not failed yet. However, most of its institutions are dysfunctional or simply existing on paper only. Corruption is by far the biggest problem in the country. read more

Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 Corruption is bad and various indices illustrate that, yet at the same time the anti-corruption policies tend to give too much weight to the corruption issues and distract the actual institutional capacity building. read more