On November 13-14, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted the workshop, “Moving the Balkans and Bosnia Forward: A Post-Dayton Roadmap.” The private, off-the-record workshop focused on identifying regional and national initiatives that could encourage the Balkans region to continue on the path toward Euro-Atlantic integration.

Download the workshop summary
These writings describe the main findings from the workshop:

• Turkey and the Western Balkans: Between Soft Security and the Ottoman Legacy – Adam Balcer (PDF)
• Balkan Volatility: The Deepening Crisis in the European Super-periphery – Will Bartlett and Ivana Prica (PDF)
• The EU and the Western Balkans: Challenges for the Pre-Accession Process in 2013 – Dominik Tolksdorf (PDF)
• Dangers of Regression in the Western Balkans – Janusz Bugajski (PDF)
• The United States and the Balkans: Waning Interest or a Key Player? – Michael Haltzel (PDF)
• The Western Balkans Past and Future: Critical Questions – H.E. Roman Kirn (PDF)
• Russian Policy in the Western Balkans –Stephen Blank (PDF)
• The European Approach: Can the Balkans Join the Family? – Dimitar Bechev (PDF)

This workshop is organized in conjunction with the US Army War College.