The conflict over Kosovo : why Milosevic decided to settle when he did /

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This report examines the reasons Slobodan Milosevic, 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 upon the testimony of Milosevic and other senior Serb and foreign officials who direc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hosmer, Stephen T. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, ©2001.
©2001
Series:Project Air Force series on Operation Allied Force.
Subjects:
Milošević, Slobodan, > 1941-2006.
Milošević, Slobodan, > (1941-2006)
Milosevic, Slobodan, > ((1941- ...)
Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord.
Since 1998
HISTORY > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Guerre du Kosovo (1998-1999)
Balkan Peninsula.
Regions & Countries > Europe.
History & Archaeology.
Kosovo (Republic) > History > Civil War, 1998-
Kosovo (Republic)
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • He assumed accepting Rambouillet terms would endanger his rule
  • He assumed he could force NATO to offer better terms
  • He realized that his hoped-for leverage on NATO had evaporated
  • Bombing produced a popular climate conducive to concessions
  • Damage to "dual-use" infrastructure generated growing pressure
  • Damage to military forces and KLA "resurgence" generated little pressure
  • He expected unconstrained bombing if NATO's terms were rejected
  • He probably also worried about threat of future invasion
  • He believed NATO's terms provided him with some political cover
  • Concluding observations.

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