ANALYSIS:

At its summit in Lisbon in November 2010, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) adopted a new strategic concept for the next decade. On this occasion, the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen reiterated that this military and political treaty would continue basing its policy on the concept of collective defense in which all countries engage in defending an attacked member of the treaty and that «this would be the policy forever»...

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NATO's new commander in Sarajevo is Brigadier General Gary E. Huffman. Huffman, who also comes from the United States Army, has served in various positions at home and abroad. At a ceremony at Camp Butmir on Wednesday, June 15th, Brigadier General Huffman took over as Commander of NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo. The change of command ceremony was conducted in the presence of Major General...

Necessary Reform of the Judicial System:

There has recently been a great deal of discussion among politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) about reforming the country's judiciary. A functional judiciary is in the interest of all citizens and is supported by the European Union (EU). However, this goal appears unachievable due to conflicts between various political parties. On the one hand, these disagreements highlight the challenges of EU-mandated reform. However, it is absolutely imperative that BiH have democratic...

10th Days of Criminology
Meetings in Sarajevo:

The problem of security is not related only to governmental and legal questions, rather it implies that certain theoretical and moral issues be addressed as well. This was one of the primary conclusions reached at an international academic conference, «Contemporary Security Studies and Bosnia and Herzegovina,» held on June 16th, 2011 at the Faculty of Criminology, Criminal Investigation and Security Studies. The conference marked the 10th time that Days of Criminology Meetings have been organized...

Fahrudin Bećirović, Police Department Commissioner of the Zenica-Doboj Canton, with Atlantic Initiative:

The Commissioner of the Police Department of the Zenica-Doboj Canton, Fahrudin Bećirović, says that police work is one of the noblest, but also most difficult and dangerous professions today. In times of economic crisis, political turmoil and general feelings of insecurity in the country, such a profession is under even greater pressure. In an interview with the Commissioner, Atlantic Initiative learned more about the everyday challenges...

Introducing the newest issue of Atlantic Initiative journal Democracy and Security in Southerastern Europe, available on our web site

The lead story is
The European Union and Bosnia-Herzegovina: Managing Crisis