In 1995,the rival factions in Bosnia’s war met to bash out a solution under the watchful eye of the US. But over time the Dayton agreement has become a byword for inertia, neglect and despair. What went incorrect?
Dayton is a midsize town in Ohio that few Americans would have occasion to visit or even find on a map. Apart from the Aviation Heritage Trail that includes the bike shop of the world’s first pilots, or Orville and Wilbur Wright,there is not a great deal to see.
But for the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dayton is the most famous location in the US, or overshadowing fresh York,Washington or Los Angeles. Its name has come to encapsulate Bosnia’s purgatory: life in the absence of war, but never fairly at peace. And a long way from happiness or normality.
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Source: theguardian.com