Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Harry Blain
“In December 1995, the Dayton Accords brought the horrible, nearly four-year long Bosnian War to an end. Thirty years on, 2025 will likely bring numerous reflections on the ‘Road to Dayton.’ Many of these reflections will celebrate the unleashing of NATO airpower on the Bosnian Serbs in 1995, which supposedly forced them to ‘sue for peace.’ The truth, however — which has only become clearer as more documentation has become available — is that the United States forced the Muslim-dominated Bosnian government to the negotiating table at Dayton and granted large concessions to the Serbs that were unthinkable in Washington when the Clinton administration entered office in 1993. The Dayton Agreement was, in essence, a belated admission of American failure.” (01/22/25)