The ongoing crisis of the international order has opened up a series of serious questions about its far-reaching consequences, development perspectives, and possibilities of overcoming, as well as the trend of (re)positioning regional actors. Amid the Ukrainian conflict, special attention was drawn to Turkey?s attempts of diplomatic mediation. To better understand the strategic direction and current position of Turkey, the main intention of this article is aimed at clarifying the features, dimensions, and function of diplomatic mediation within its foreign policy. The first part of the article discusses the broader theoretical framework which analyses the features, dimensions, phases, and preconditions of diplomatic mediation. Thereafter, a concise presentation of the basic features of the complex state-national orientation of mediation is presented. Based on the initiated and accomplished mediation processes observed over a long period of time, in a wide area from the Balkans, the Middle East, to the Caucasus and Central Asia, the central part of the article discusses the essential characteristics, motives, goals, and function of diplomatic mediation within the framework of Turkey?s foreign policy. Based on the above, it can be concluded that diplomatic mediation is an important tactical and foreign policy tool for positioning Turkey in contemporary and emerging international circumstances.
Autor u članku razmatra teorijske nedostatke koncepta izgradnje države na primeru njegove primene u slučaju Bosne i Hercegovine. Teorijska kritika usmerena je na deficit legitimiteta procesa, integrativnu strategiju, dominaciju (geo)političkog činioca i zanemarivanja značaja lokalnog nivoa. Analiza dinamike političkih odnosa uspostavljenih tokom procesa izgradnje države pokazuje trend sukobljavanja između nosilaca procesa i lokalnih aktera, opredeljenih za sve snažnije pružanje otpora ovako postavljenom konceptu. Aktivnost visokog predstavnika kao najznačajnijeg aktera u procesu izgradnje države predstavlja relevantan pokazatelj iznetih tvrdnji. Autor smatra da su manjak legitimiteta i odgovornosti međunarodne zajednice, zanemarivanje pozicija i interesa lokalnih aktera i insistiranje na centralističkoj strategiji koja se nameće odozgo-nadole osnovni uzroci neuspeha projekta. Zavisnost Bosne i Hercegovine od međunarodnog činioca i neuspeh procesa izgradnje države imaju izuzetno negativne posledice na političku stabilnost i budućnost države. Ključne reči: koncept izgradnje države, međunarodna zajednica, izgradnja mira, Bosna i Hercegovina. 1 Autor je istraživač-pripravnik u Institutu za međunarodnu politiku i privredu, Beograd.
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