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Bosnia and the New Collective Security
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Elinor C. Sloan
Book Code: C6165
ISBN: 0-275-96165-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96165-7
144 pages, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/1998
List Price: $99.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • The book is clearly useful. For someone who does not have a specialist's understanding of the Bosnian crisis, the book competently fills the gaps by describing events in detail. The discussions of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and its evolution into Implementation Forces (IFOR) are particularly valuable. At the same time, the appendices, a series of tables laying out various forms of intervention, are well done and lend themselves to good pedagogical use.
    —International History Review
Description: What is the role of peace support operations in managing non-traditional crises? This is the central focus of Sloan's analysis of peacekeeping and the changing nature of the international community's involvement in Bosnia following the outbreak of civil war in 1992. The key players in this drama are three institutions--the European Union, NATO, and the United Nations--and five major powers, including Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States. Sloan examines their actions and undertakings through the prism of several perspectives, including the peacekeeping, peacemaking, peace enforcement, and peace building dimensions. This study advances current thinking on peacekeeping and related operations by distinguishing key characteristics of the forms of operation and indicating how they best relate to one another. It also challenges the notion that the international response to conflict in Bosnia was haphazard or confused, suggesting instead that the international community's actions can be readily understood as a reflection of the evolution of great power interests. The overall effect is to shed light on two timely, complex, and interrelated subjects. The reader comes away with a clear understanding of what went wrong (and right) and why in Bosnia, and what lessons the experience holds for the future. This is must reading for military and peacekeeping planners and for scholars and researchers in the fields of strategic studies, international security, and international relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Acronyms
  • The Range of Choice: Crisis Management Tools for the Post-Cold War Era
  • Prelude to the Bosnian Crisis
  • Peacekeeping in Bosnia
  • Peacemaking in Bosnia
  • Peace Enforcement in Bosnia
  • Peace Building in Bosnia
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 98-4943
LCC Class: DR1313
Dewey Class: 949
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