The North Atlantic Treaty Organization turns over its stewardship of the former Yugoslav Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the European Union.  During NATO’s nine-year management of B-H, political and electoral corruption continued.

       NOTES:

• So ended the U.s.’ 20th attempt at nation building, bringing its total success/failure record to (successes, 1; failures, 18; and one toss-up).
• While “nation-building is a laudable goal, Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution for the united States says that “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government”; it does NOT state that “The United States shall guarantee to every nation on this planet a Republican Form of Government” [emphasis added].

       [added 12/30/2023]