Abstract NATO’s enlargement in the Western Balkans (WB) has been the focus of a number of debates for almost two decades. Opinions and positions regarding this question range from serious doubts, criticisms and opportunistic press releases to enthusiastic support for membership. This paper assesses Bosnian reforms and policy changes, as well as the country’s efforts to join NATO. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made significant steps in moving towards NATO’s military and political standards, but not sufficiently. Although BiH is viewed by some observers as a country approaching the point of joining the Membership Action Plan (MAP), this prospect remains uncertain. The findings of this research suggest that BiH is different from other WB countries and that it is not suitable for understanding the NATO integration challenges in the WB. In order to understand Bosnian ‘specifics’, it is necessary not only to view the challenges through the prism of technical and other domestic issues in BiH. A wider approach must be adopted. Through understanding the Bosnian specifics, the dilemmas related to the NATO membership of BiH become more obvious and clear. Bosnian specifics illustrate why BiH is not able to take significant steps towards long-term stabilization and NATO membership.

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不满意？北约成员资格的坎Path之路–波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那：了解挑战的新方法

摘要近二十年来，北约在西巴尔干地区的扩张一直是许多辩论的焦点。关于这个问题的观点和立场包括严重的疑问，批评和机会主义的新闻稿，以及对会员的热情支持。本文评估了波斯尼亚的改革和政策变化，以及该国加入北约的努力。波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那（BiH）在朝着北约的军事和政治标准迈出了重要一步，但还不够。尽管一些观察家将波黑视为一个即将加入会员行动计划的国家，但这种前景仍然不确定。这项研究的发现表明，波黑与世界银行其他国家不同，它不适合理解世界银行在北约一体化方面的挑战。为了了解波斯尼亚的“特点”，不仅有必要从波黑的技术和其他国内问题的角度看待挑战。必须采用更广泛的方法。通过了解波斯尼亚的具体情况，与波黑的北约成员关系有关的困境变得更加明显和清楚。波斯尼亚人的具体情况说明了波黑为何无法为实现长期稳定和加入北约而采取重大步骤。