The Reluctant Superpower: United States' Policy in Bosnia, 1991-95

by W. Bert

Overview

This book examines the nature of the war in the former Yugoslavia, US interests there and US perceptions of the conflict. The policies of the Bush and Clinton administrations toward the war and the factors discouraging US intervention are examined and evaluated in the context of a post-Cold War international system. Finally, the lessons for future decisions on international intervention in a post-Cold War where old policy guidelines are obsolete are discussed and critiqued.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312172527
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/07/1997
Series:	Studies in the Economies of East and
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Wayne Bert

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Maps - Preface - Yugoslav Chronology - Introduction - PART 1: THE INTERNATIONAL SETTING - The United States and the Post-Cold War International System - What Should Policy Be?: Guidelines for Intervention? - PART 2: THE YUGOSLAV SETTING - The Development of the War in Yugoslavia - The Nature of the War - PART 3: UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN AND PERCEPTIONS OF BOSNIA - Security Interests and Other Interests - The Foreign Policy Mood in the United States - American Perceptions: Civil War, Ethnic Hatred and Moral Responsibility - Vietnam and the Debate on Intervention in Bosnia - PART 4: US POLICY IN YUGOSLAVIA AND BOSNIA-HERZOGOVINA - The Bush Administration: from Status Quo to Immobility - The Clinton Administration I: The Agony of Decision - The Clinton Administration II: Reassertion of American Leadership? - PART 5: THE NEW ETHOS ON INTERVENTION - The Reluctant Great Power - Index