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Clinton and Bosnia: a candidate’s freebie, a president’s nightmare

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Among the several interpretations provided for the Clinton administration’s indecision in the Balkans, the most convincing is that President Clinton tried to ‘contain’ Bosnia. Building on this, the paper argues that Clinton chose this policy since he was unwilling to face either the risks of a total commitment to solve the conflict, or those of a total withdrawal from it. The end result was a series of short-term measures aimed more at calming domestic criticism, or maintaining transatlantic harmony, than at solving the conflict. This approach, the paper will conclude, became untenable with the escalation of violence in 1995.

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Luca Trenta is a PhD candidate at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University. He holds a Master in International Studies from the same institution. His research interests include US foreign policy during and after the cold war, risk, and theories of foreign policy decision-making. His doctorate looks at the role of risk and risk management in US foreign policy decision-making, with a specific focus on the Kennedy, Carter and Clinton administrations.

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Trenta, L. Clinton and Bosnia: a candidate’s freebie, a president’s nightmare. J Transatl Stud 12, 62–89 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1080/14794012.2014.871434

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