From Frozen to Latent Conflicts. Is a New EU Paradigm for Bosnia and Herzegovina Urgent?

Three decades have passed since the beginning of war, which ravaged Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), state finds itself once again in quagmire partitioning. In terms high diplomacy, it is described as worst crisis signing Dayton Peace Agreement (1995), still needs to be consolidated fully legitimised. The international document that stopped bloodshed and, at same time, plunged into a tortuous citizenship abyss made political contradictions, together with an institutional framework instrumentalised fertile ground for stabilitocracy geostrategic influence games. war Ukraine has revived community’s interest BiH, forcing take firmer stances. This article aims analyse recent events BiH European Union (EU)’s strategy light its complex relationship based on coherence inconsistency idea security. research questions whether EU will advantage lessons learned bloody nineties resolve frozen conflicts. Answers are provided through argumentative design comprising qualitative analysis structure review interrelationships between triggers local, regional instability special focus EU. scenario shows how quickly conflicts start burning.