Peace Lost The Failure Of Conflict Prevention In Kosovo

Author : Marc Weller
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789047424710

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Peace Lost: The Failure of Conflict Prevention in Kosovo by Marc Weller Pdf

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 experience of the negotiations process, this book presents a hitherto unexplored thesis of the Kosovo conflict, that of a ‘lag’ in international action in relation to the situation on the ground, and seeks to draw from these failures some central lessons for the future of conflict prevention.

Author : Stefan Troebst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Albanians
ISBN : UOM:39015060348128

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Conflict in Kosovo by Stefan Troebst Pdf

Author : Gëzim Visoka
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319510019

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Shaping Peace in Kosovo by Gëzim Visoka Pdf

This book explores the prospects and limits of international intervention in building peace and creating a new state in an ethnically divided society and fragmented international order. The book offers a critical account of the international missions in Kosovo and traces the effectiveness of fluid forms of interventionism. It also explores the co-optation of peace by ethno-nationalist groups and explores how their contradictory perception of peace produced an ungovernable peace, which has been manifested with intractable ethnic antagonisms, state capture, and ignorance of the root causes, drivers, and consequences of the conflict. Under these conditions, prospects for emancipatory peace have not come from external actors, ethno-nationalist elite, and critical resistance movements, but from local and everyday acts of peace formation and agnostic forms for reconciliation. The book proposes an emancipatory agenda for peace in Kosovo embedded on post-ethnic politics and joint commitments to peace, a comprehensive agenda for reconciliation, people-centred security, and peace-enabling external assistance.

Author : Sabrina P. Ramet,Albert Simkus,Ola Listhaug
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789633860748

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Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo by Sabrina P. Ramet,Albert Simkus,Ola Listhaug Pdf

This volume is driven by the conviction that the key to the establishment of stable liberal democracy anywhere in the world and, in this case, in Kosovo lies in the completion of three interrelated tasks: first, the creation of effective political institutions, based on the principle of the separation of powers (including the independence of the judiciary); second, the promotion of the rule of law; and, third, the promotion of civic values, including tolerance or ethnic/religious/sexual minorities, trust, and respect for the harm principle. In fact, there are problems across all three measures, including with judicial independence, with the rule of law, and with civic values. On the last of these, research findings show that the citizens of Kosovo rank extremely low on trust of other citizens, low on engagement in social organizations, and tolerance of gays, lesbians, and atheists, but high on trust in the political institutions of their country and in pride of their newly independent state.

Author : Robert Elsie,Bejtullah D. Destani
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786733542

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Kosovo, A Documentary History by Robert Elsie,Bejtullah D. Destani Pdf

The question of Kosovan sovereignty and independence has a history which stretches far back beyond the outbreak of war in 1998. This volume is a compilation of key documents on Kosovo from the first half of the twentieth century. These texts, including numerous diplomatic despatches from the British Foreign Office, deal initially with the Albanian uprising against Ottoman rule in the spring of 1912 and, in particular, with the period of the Serbian invasion of Kosovo in late 1912 and the repercussions of the conquest for the Albanian population. The documents from 1918 to the early 1920s focus mainly on endeavours by Albanian leaders, including those of the so-called Kosovo Committee in exile, to bring the plight of their people to the attention of the outside world - endeavours which largely failed. Further documents reflect the situation in Kosovo up to the outbreak of World War II. This collection provides new perspectives on the Kosovo question and includes many documents which have been largely unavailable up to now. It sheds new light on many of the major and minor episodes that channelled and determined subsequent events, including the Kosovo War of 1998-1999 and the declaration of independence in February 2008.

Author : Robert Elsie
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810874831

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Historical Dictionary of Kosovo by Robert Elsie Pdf

As the seventh and probably last state to arise from the ruins of the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo is the newest country in Europe. For centuries, Kosovo, also known as Kosova, was part of the Ottoman Empire, and for most of the 20th century, it was a province of what was once Yugoslavia. After the military conflict in 1998-1999 and a period of administration by the United Nations, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008. Focusing not only on Kosovo's turbulent recent years, the second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Kosovo also relates the country's rich culture and long history. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Kosovo.

Author : Rusko Matuli?
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Yugoslavia
ISBN : 9781493190782

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Bibliography of Sources on the Region of Former Yugoslavia Volume III by Rusko Matuli? Pdf

Author : Stephen T. Hosmer
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015055861648

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The Conflict Over Kosovo by Stephen T. Hosmer Pdf

This report examines the reasons Slobodan Milosevic, the then president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, decided on June 3, 1999, to accept NATO's conditions for terminating the conflict over Kosovo. Drawing in part upon the testimony of Milosevic and other senior Serb and foreign officials who directly interacted with Milosevic, the report analyzes (1) the assumptions and other calculations that underlay Milosevic's initial decision to defy NATO's demands with regard to Kosovo, and (2) the political, economic, and military developments and pressures, and the resulting expectations and concerns that most importantly influenced his subsequent decision to come to terms. While several interrelated factors, including Moscow's eventual endorsement of NATO's terms, helped shape Milosevic's decision to yield, it was the cumulative effect of NATO air power that proved most decisive. The allied bombing of Serbia's infrastructure targets, as it intensified, stimulated a growing interest among both the Servian public and Belgrade officials to end the conflict. Milosevic's belief that the bombing that would follow a rejection of NATO's June 2 peace terms would be massively destructive and threatening to his continued rule made a settlement seem imperative. Also examined are some implications for future U.S. and allied military capabilities and operations.

Author : Benjamin R. Beede
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136989902

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The Small Wars of the United States, 1899-2009 by Benjamin R. Beede Pdf

The Small Wars of the United States, 1899–2009 is the complete bibliography of works on US military intervention and irregular warfare around the world, as well as efforts to quell insurgencies on behalf of American allies. The text covers conflicts from 1898 to present, with detailed annotations of selected sources. In this second edition, Benjamin R. Beede revises his seminal work, bringing it completely up to date, including entries on the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. An invaluable research tool, The Small Wars of the United States, 1899–2009 is a critical resource for students and scholars studying US military history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781612339450

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UN Peacebuilding: Light Footprint or Friendly Takeover? by Anonim Pdf

Author : Duncan French
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107029330

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Statehood and Self-Determination by Duncan French Pdf

This detailed and timely examination of fundamental issues of statehood and recognition, self-determination and the rights of indigenous peoples includes analysis of some of the most controversial examples of disputed territorial status, including Kosovo and the Palestinian Authority.

Author : Ai Kihara-Hunt
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004328815

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Holding UNPOL to Account by Ai Kihara-Hunt Pdf

Ai Kihara-Hunt’s Holding UNPOL to Account: Individual Criminal Accountability of United Nations Police Personnel analyzes whether mechanisms that address criminal accountability of United Nations police personnel serving in Peace Operations are effective, and if there is a problem, how it can be mitigated.

Author : James Ciment
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2394 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317451518

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World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era by James Ciment Pdf

First Published in 2015. This collection holds three volumes. Terrorism is a term that defies easy definition and its meaning has also changed over the course of history. Because this encyclopedia aims at comprehensiveness —across time, geography, and the conceptual landscape —it applies the broadest definition of terrorism: the use of violence or the threat of violence to effect political change through fear, in which the victims of the violence. The encyclopedia is divided into six parts.

Author : Karlo Basta,John McGarry,Richard Simeon
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774828208

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Territorial Pluralism by Karlo Basta,John McGarry,Richard Simeon Pdf

Territorial pluralism is a form of political autonomy designed to accommodate national, ethnic, or linguistic differences within a state. It has the potential to provide for the peaceful, democratic, and just management of difference. But given traditional concerns about state sovereignty and unity, how realistic is it to expect that a state will agree to recognize and empower distinct substate communities? The contributors to this book answer this question by examining a wide variety of cases, including in developing and industrialized states and democratic and authoritarian regimes. They find that territorial pluralism remains a legitimate and effective means for managing difference in multinational states.

Author : Independent International Commission on Kosovo,The@independent international commission on Kosovo,Independent International Commission on
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199243099

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The Kosovo Report by Independent International Commission on Kosovo,The@independent international commission on Kosovo,Independent International Commission on Pdf

The war in Kosovo was a turning point: NATO deployed its armed forces in war for the first time, and placed the controversial doctrine of 'humanitarian intervention' squarely in the world's eye. It was an armed intervention for the purpose of implementing Security Council resolutions-but without Security Council authorization.This report tries to answer a number of burning questions, such as why the international community was unable to act earlier and prevent the escalation of the conflict, as well as focusing on the capacity of the United Nations to act as global peacekeeper.The Commission recommends a new status for Kosovo, 'conditional independence', with the goal of lasting peace and security for Kosovo-and for the Balkan region in general. But many of the conslusions may be beneficially applied to conflicts the world-over.