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SIG-BIH-026

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country
BiH (RS)
date text
Aug 2018
actor text
Milorad Dodik
campaign id
BIH-CAMP-003
confidence notes
EARLIEST DOCUMENTED RS CASE in database — establishes that BIH-CAMP-003 predates 2021 start date. Campaign start date should be revised to 2018 or earlier. Pre-election timing confirmed by civil society: Dodik uses NGO attacks to deflect from accountability. Direct continuity with 2015 draft law. NF
date confidence
month_year
excerpt
RS President Dodik publicly attacks USAID and NGO sector over Framework Agreement on fighting crime and corruption in BiH (August 2018). Labels USAID funding as 'hidden underground activity' outside BiH's legal and fiscal framework, claims goal is election interference and fighting Russian influence. Threatens to 'come after everyone in RS who uses these funds.' Framing: USAID projects as cover for political interference; NGOs as instruments of American foreign policy against RS. US Embassy reje
id
SIG-BIH-026
incident id
BIH-026
normalized date
2018-08-01
observation
country
BiH (RS)
actor primary
Milorad Dodik
actor type primary
Government Official
campaign id
BIH-CAMP-003
campaign phase
Phase 0: Ambient Seeding
case id
BIH-026
channel primary
Official/Regulatory
confidence notes
EARLIEST DOCUMENTED RS CASE in database — establishes that BIH-CAMP-003 predates 2021 start date. Campaign start date should be revised to 2018 or earlier. Pre-election timing confirmed by civil society: Dodik uses NGO attacks to deflect from accountability. Direct continuity with 2015 draft law. NF
consequence category
Social Trust Erosion
date confidence
month_year
escalation stage
0
event date normalized
2018-08-01
event date raw
Aug 2018
harm track
Track 2 — Social Trust Erosion
institutional consequence
Narrative damage
primary narrative code
NF-01
primary narrative label
Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence
secondary narrative code
NF-02
secondary narrative label
Financial Corruption / Grant Abuse
signal id
SIG-BIH-026
source text excerpt
RS President Dodik publicly attacks USAID and NGO sector over Framework Agreement on fighting crime and corruption in BiH (August 2018). Labels USAID funding as 'hidden underground activity' outside BiH's legal and fiscal framework, claims goal is election interference and fighting Russian influence. Threatens to 'come after everyone in RS who uses these funds.' Framing: USAID projects as cover for political interference; NGOs as instruments of American foreign policy against RS. US Embassy reje
source type
Official/Regulatory
source url
https://balkancsd.net/monitoring-matrix-country-reports-for-bosnia-herzegovina/
tactic code
Official State Authorization
target
NGO sector / USAID-funded organizations
target type
Sector
trigger type
TR-01: External Political Event
source type
Official/Regulatory
source url
https://balkancsd.net/monitoring-matrix-country-reports-for-bosnia-herzegovina/
target text
NGO sector / USAID-funded organizations

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