The reason why Austria, a small, neutral country, should have decided to deploy forces to this crisis region can be explained by fact that it is geographically and historically close to Bosnia and Herzegovina and has traditionally provided support to the region. ###>Ajoutons que la proximité géographique et historique, ainsi que la tradition de soutien à cette région en crise expliquent le déploiement de forces de ce petit pays neutre qu'est l'Autriche.