Critical Infrastructure Protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The authors analyze and explore the directions and perspectives of critical infrastructure protection in the B&H system. Since a threat to critical infrastructure threatens the local community, the state, the territories of multiple states, the region or even the continent, it is necessary to approach organized prevention, response and assistance, and to overcome the resulting consequences. Any modification or compromising of the critical infrastructure function potentially creates a threat to the civilian population, endangers the economy of the state, raises issues of national security and causes adverse environmental impacts. The question of interdependence and coordination between institutions and organizations sharing responsibilities in solving crisis situations in the context of critical infrastructure protection is in continuity with the subject of scientific and practical research because the dynamic relationship and the need to improve the security and protection system really condition new developmental forms of policies to protect the critical infrastructure with specific conditions and communication among all actors. A group of authors attempt to answer the feasibility of applying new models and concepts of critical infrastructure protection, but also to the B&H paradigm of a defragmented system by identifying key actors that should maximally contribute with active participation and influence a higher level of awareness in order to achieve the safety of nationally relevant facilities and the system.