Peace Lost : The Failure of Conflict Prevention in Kosovo
Marc. Weller
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Leiden : : BRILL, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (224 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Chronology; Preface; I. Introduction: Aim, Method and Structure; II. Context of the Kosovo Crisis: The Dissolution of Yugoslavia; III. Phases of Crisis and Confl ict; A. Phase 1: Unstable Peace to Emerging Crisis (1987-1992); B. Phase 2: Stable High Tension Situation (1992-1997); C. Phase 3: Escalating Violence (1996-1998); D. Phase 4: Military Diplomacy and Armed Confl ict (1998-1999); IV. General Conclusions Relating to the Kosovo Conflict; A. Mismatch between Phases of the Conflict and International Action; B. Reasons for Mismatch between Challenge and Response. - C. A Transatlantic Divide? Different Approaches to DiplomacyD. General Conclusions; V. Lessons Learnt for Confl ict Prevention; Bibliography. - This book traces the failure of international action in Kosovo from the late 1980s until NATO intervention in 1999, and endeavours to explain why, during that time, so many opportunities for making peace were squandered. Applying methodology developed by the EU Conflict Prevention Network, it divides the conflict into four main phases and examines how, at each, chances for settlement were either lost or overlooked. It considers policy alternatives available at the time, and hypothesises reasons why these were ultimately discarded. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including the author's own
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| ISBN | 9789004171404
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