NATO and the Western Balkans From Neutral Spectator to Proactive Peacemaker [Paperback]

This book provides a critical examination of NATOs evolving strategic and operational roles in the Western Balkans since the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991, with a particular focus on Bosnia, Kosovo and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in both the conflict and post-conflict phases.  While there is a myriad of literature available on the various conflicts that engulfed the former Yugoslavia after the collapse of communism, less has been written on NATOs overall role in these conflicts.  This text, therefore, fills the gap, offering a thematic study of NATOs roles and duties in this region from the early 1990s to the present day.  The levels of analysis introduced by Mulchinock provide a new framework for examining NATOs response to the Yugoslav wars of secession, focusing on the role of key NATO member states and the role of different NATO Secretaries-General, along with the impact of inter-institutional cooperation (and conflict) with other international organisations.  

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Structure of this book.- 2. A Reluctance to Intervene: NATO and the First Years of the Yugoslav Conflicts (1990-1994).- 2.1 NATO's transformation in the First Years after the End of the Cold War.- 2.2 A Collective Failure to Respond: The Slovenian and Croatian Wars of Secession (1991-1992).- 2.3 The Consequences of non-Alliance Intervention: Bosnia and the Opposition to the Use of Force (1992-1994).- 2.4 Conclusion.- 3. Bosnia Phase 2 and a More Pro-Active Stance by the Alliance (1994-1995).- 3.1 Increasingly Aggressive Tactics by the Bosnian Serbs (January-April 1994),- 3.2 The Appointment of Willy Claes as the new NATO Secretary-General.- 3.3 The Reckoning (May-September 1995).- Conclusion.- 4. Kosovo - NATO's War (1998-1999).- 4.1 A Slow Burning Conflict (1987-1997).- 4.2 Defiance: Milosevic's Violent Crackdown in the Troubled Province.- 4.3 War: The Breakdown in Rlƒ