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NATO and the Former Yugoslavia
Joyce P. Kaufman
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Description for NATO and the Former Yugoslavia
Paperback. This text contends that the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia have potentially threatened the essence of NATO by forcing the alliance to take on the role of peacekeeper without adequately allowing it to examine the role the alliance wants to or should play in a largely post-communist world. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 1QFN; HBJD; HBLW3; HBW; JPSN; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Focusing on NATO's continued crisis of identity, Joyce P. Kaufman argues that the conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo have proven to be critical to an alliance that has not been able to define its roles and missions in the post-Cold War world. While, on the one hand, NATO was enlarging by inviting former adversaries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to join, on the other hand it has been woefully unprepared to deal with the ethnic conflicts that erupted on its borders and that could undermine the peace and stability of Europe. The author contends ... Read more
Focusing on NATO's continued crisis of identity, Joyce P. Kaufman argues that the conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo have proven to be critical to an alliance that has not been able to define its roles and missions in the post-Cold War world. While, on the one hand, NATO was enlarging by inviting former adversaries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to join, on the other hand it has been woefully unprepared to deal with the ethnic conflicts that erupted on its borders and that could undermine the peace and stability of Europe. The author contends ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742510227
SKU
V9780742510227
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About Joyce P. Kaufman
Joyce P. Kaufman is professor of political science and director of the Center for Engagement with Communities at Whittier College.
Reviews for NATO and the Former Yugoslavia
An insightful overview of the search for a 'new NATO' at the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Perspectives on Political Science
A sound analysis of the fundamental changes in the Alliance during the last two decades. A worthwhile primer for undergraduates or others new to the subject.
Royal United Services Institute Journal
Perspectives on Political Science
A sound analysis of the fundamental changes in the Alliance during the last two decades. A worthwhile primer for undergraduates or others new to the subject.
Royal United Services Institute Journal