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oapen-20.500.12657-229532024-03-22T19:23:35Z From War to Peace in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine Serwer, Daniel Political science Peace Russia—Politics and government Russia—History Europe, Eastern—History Peace Middle East—Politics and government thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTU Peace studies and conflict resolution thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government This open access book focuses on the origins, consequences and aftermath of the 1995 and 1999 Western military interventions that led to the end of the most recent Balkan wars. Though challenging problems remain in Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia, the conflict prevention and state-building efforts thereafter were partly successful as countries of the region are on separate tracks towards European Union membership. This study highlights lessons that can be applied to the Middle East and Ukraine, where similar conflicts are likewise challenging sovereignty and territorial integrity. It is an accessible treatment of what makes war and how to make peace ideal for all readers interested in how violent international conflicts can be managed, informed by the experience of a practitioner. 2020-03-18 13:36:15 2020-04-01T08:57:36Z 2020-04-01T08:57:36Z 2019 book 1007207 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22953 eng Palgrave Critical Studies in Post-Conflict Recovery application/pdf n/a 1007207.pdf https://www.springer.com/9783030021733 Springer Nature 10.1007/978-3-030-02173-3 10.1007/978-3-030-02173-3 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 145 Cham open access
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This open access book focuses on the origins, consequences and aftermath of the 1995 and 1999 Western military interventions that led to the end of the most recent Balkan wars. Though challenging problems remain in Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia, the conflict prevention and state-building efforts thereafter were partly successful as countries of the region are on separate tracks towards European Union membership. This study highlights lessons that can be applied to the Middle East and Ukraine, where similar conflicts are likewise challenging sovereignty and territorial integrity. It is an accessible treatment of what makes war and how to make peace ideal for all readers interested in how violent international conflicts can be managed, informed by the experience of a practitioner.
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