Bosnia and Herzegovina at a Crossroads: Thirty Years After Dayton

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) · January 5, 2026

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Opening remarks and historical context

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Chairman Wicker opened the hearing marking the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, recalled the Srebrenica genocide (about 8,000 Bosniak men and boys killed) and gave broad statistics for the war (more than 100,000 dead, about 2,000,000 displaced). He framed Dayton as a durable peace agreement whose legacy must now be assessed.

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A December 2025 hearing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) reviewed the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, assessing Bosnia and Herzegovina's stability, constitutional limits, corruption, Russian influence, and lessons for Ukraine.

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