The Reluctant Superpower

United States’ Policy in Bosnia, 1991–95

  • Authors
  • Wayne Bert
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxv
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  2. The International Setting

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. The United States and the Post-Cold War International System
      Wayne Bert
      Pages 3-13
    3. What Should Policy Be? Guidelines for Intervention
      Wayne Bert
      Pages 14-20

  3. The Yugoslav Setting

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 21-21
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    2. The Development of the War in Yugoslavia
      Wayne Bert
      Pages 23-43
    3. The Nature of the War
      Wayne Bert
      Pages 44-57

  4. US Interests in and Perceptions of Yugoslavia

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 59-59
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    2. Introduction
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      Pages 61-63
    3. Security Interests and Other Interests
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      Pages 64-78
    4. The Foreign Policy Mood in the United States
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      Pages 79-91
    5. American Perceptions: Civil War and Ethnic Hatred
      Wayne Bert
      Pages 92-106
    6. Vietnam and the Debate on Intervention in Bosnia
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      Pages 107-123

  5. US Policy in Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 125-125
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    2. Introduction
      Wayne Bert
      Pages 127-132
    3. The Bush Administration: From Status Quo to Immobility
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      Pages 133-163
    4. The Clinton Administration I: Strategies and Obstacles
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      Pages 164-188
    5. The Clinton Administration II: The Agony of Decision
      Wayne Bert
      Pages 189-219
    6. The Clinton Administration III: Reassertion of American Leadership
      Wayne Bert
      Pages 220-233

  6. The New Ethos on Intervention

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 235-235
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About this book

Introduction

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.

Keywords

Civil War Cold War conflict development foreign policy intervention mobility nature perception state Superpower war

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230372764
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1997
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-39919-2
  • Online ISBN 978-0-230-37276-4
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