The end of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina: What lessons for the Common Security and Defence Policy?

On 30 June the EU’s first and longest-serving Common Security and Defence Policy mission will come to an end: the EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina will close after a near-decade of activities. In this Policy Brief, Eva Gross explores the impact of this decision on the rule of law in Bosnia, but also examines lessons learned for the CSDP in general. With new CSDP missions planned for deployment in Africa, what ‘dos and dont's’ can be learned from Bosnia?