What are the outstanding problems facing Southeast Europe?
A3: The most troubling question is the dysfunctionality of the Bosnian state and its potential drift toward division and renewed conflict. Avenues of cooperation also need to be pursued between Serbia and Kosovo that can prevent new instabilities. Additionally, the entire region faces the impact of a deep economic recession that could fuel disputes among competing elites over territories and resources. In this context, indefinite delays or receding prospects for integration into the European Union and NATO would severely damage the region’s hopes for progress. Janusz Bugajski directs the New European Democracies Project at the Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C. Critical Questions is produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a private, tax-exempt institution focusing on international public policy issues. Its research is nonpartisan and nonproprietary. CSIS does not take specific policy positions. Accordingly, all views, positions, and conclusi
