Relationship dossier
Bosnia and Herzegovina
United States
Relationship assessment
A close partnership shaped by US support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s postwar settlement and security cooperation.
Bosnia and Herzegovina toward United States
+55Bosnia and Herzegovina has cooperated with US-led security efforts, including by contributing forces to the Afghanistan mission. Its participation reflects practical security cooperation with the United States.
United States toward Bosnia and Herzegovina
+65The United States brokered the Dayton Peace Agreement, whose 1995 settlement ended the Bosnian War, and supported postwar peace implementation and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s security and state institutions.
Overall relationship
+65The enduring relationship is anchored in the US-brokered Dayton framework and sustained American engagement in postwar security and institution-building. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s participation in US-led security efforts adds a concrete cooperative element.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The relationship has centered on the United States’ decisive role in brokering the Dayton Peace Agreement and supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s postwar security and state institutions. Bosnia and Herzegovina has also cooperated with US-led security efforts, including contributing forces to the Afghanistan mission. These actions underpin a sustained, substantially cooperative relationship.
Key developments
The Dayton Peace Agreement, brokered by the United States, was signed in Paris and established the postwar framework for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina contributed forces to the US-led international security mission in Afghanistan.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s security contributions have varied over time.
- The extent and implementation of US-supported political and institutional reforms remain unclear.