▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁a ▁period ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁Kos ovo ▁War ▁and ▁NAT O ' s ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁Political ▁Ad visor ▁( P OL AD ) ▁to ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁NAT O ▁St abil ization ▁Force ▁( SF OR ) ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁during ▁the ▁one - year ▁terms ▁of ▁US ▁General ▁Eric ▁Shin se ki ▁and ▁US ▁General ▁Mont gom ery ▁Me igs , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁serving ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁US ▁General ▁Wes ley ▁Clark , ▁Supreme ▁Al lied ▁Commander ▁Europe ▁( S ACE UR ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁His ▁time ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁conclude ▁that ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Ag re ements ▁would ▁only ▁be ▁fully ▁implemented ▁if ▁and ▁when ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁sur mount ▁what ▁he ▁identified ▁as ▁“ double ▁dependency ▁synd rome ” ▁: ▁the ▁international ▁organis ations ▁present ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁dependent ▁on ▁S FOR ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁the ▁Bos n ian ▁people ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁and ▁its ▁support . ▁He ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁develop ▁this ▁concept ▁at ▁an ▁OS CE ▁Sem inar ▁held ▁in ▁Sof ia , ▁Bulg aria , ▁on ▁“ Co operation ▁among ▁International ▁Organ is ations ▁and