CROATIA AFTER DAYTON

Autor smatra da je američka politička i vojna inicijativa u Bosni i Hercegovini omogućila okončanje četverogodišnjeg rata, te je ujedno učvrstila američki utjecaj u regiji. Europska je unija na nove okolnosti reagirala usvajanjem novoga regionalnog pristupa prema zemljama jugoistočne Europe. Takav se pristup primjenjuje i prema drugim europskim i mediteranskim regijama izvan EU (srednja i istočna Europa, baltičke zemlje, sredozemne zemlje, Zajednica Nezavisnih Država). U svojoj politici prema Hrvatskoj EU je vrlo suzdržana i inzistira na ispunjenju niza preduvjeta prije nego što započnu pregovori u pridruživanju Hrvatske EU. Hrvatska politika teži povezivanju Hrvatske s EU i spremna je poraditi na ispunjenju europskih zahtjeva, ali je krajnje skeptična prema regionalnom povezivanju.The author thinks that the American political and military initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina has stopped the four year war and enhanced the American influence in the region. European Union has reacted to the latest developments by adopting a new regional approach towards the countries of southeastern Europe. This approach has been employed in relation to other European and Mediterranean regions outside EU as well (central and eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Mediterranean countries, the Union of Independent States). EU\u27s policy towards Croatia is extremely reserved. It has insisted on a set of preconditions being fulfilled by Croatia before the negotiations about Croatia\u27s membership in this organization may even commence. Croatia wants to forge links with the EU and is willing to comply with its demands, but is highly sceptical of regional associations