NATO and the Western Balkans

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Structure of this book.- 2. A Reluctance to Intervene: NATO and the First Years of the Yugoslav Conflicts (1990-1994).- 2.1 NATO's transformation in the First Years after the End of the Cold War.- 2.2 A Collective Failure to Respond: The Slovenian and Croatian Wars of Secession (1991-1992).- 2.3 The Consequences of non-Alliance Intervention: Bosnia and the Opposition to the Use of Force (1992-1994).- 2.4 Conclusion.- 3. Bosnia Phase 2 and a More Pro-Active Stance by the Alliance (1994-1995).- 3.1 Increasingly Aggressive Tactics by the Bosnian Serbs (January-April 1994), - 3.2 The Appointment of Willy Claes as the new NATO Secretary-General.- 3.3 The Reckoning (May-September 1995).- Conclusion.- 4. Kosovo - NATO's War (1998-1999).- 4.1 A Slow Burning Conflict (1987-1997).- 4.2 Defiance: Milosevic's Violent Crackdown in the Troubled Province.- 4.3 War: The Breakdown in Relations between Milosevic and the International Community (February-June 1999).- 4.4 The Internal Crisis within NATO and the Individual Policies of Key NATO Member States during the War.- 4.5 Conclusion.- 5. NATO's Peace Support Interventions in the Balkans Since 1995 (Phase 1 Bosnia).- 5.1 Early Alliance Decisions on Hypothetical Peace Support Operations.- 5.2 IFOR and the Initial Implementation of Dayton (1995-1996).- 5.3 Debating Withdrawal and Transition to SFOR.- 5.4 NATO's Wider Tasks (Divided into 5 Areas).- 5.4.1 Security and Refugee Returns.- 5.4.2 Elections.- 5.4.3 Arresting War Criminals (The Radovan Karadzic Case).- 5.4.4 SFOR Counter-Terrorism Operations dater 9/11.- 5.4.5 SFOR's Civilian, Policing and Defence Reform Duties.- 5.5 The Winding Down of SFOR and the Transition to EUFOR.- 5.6 Conclusion.- 6. NATO's Peace Support Interventions in the Balkans Since 1995 (Phase 2 Kosovo).- 6.1 The Background to NATO's Deployment of Forces to Kosovo.- 6.2 Security and Protection of Minority Populations.- 6.3 Elections.- 6.4 Security Sector Reform: Taming the KLA.- 6.5 Kosovo's Political Status.- 6.6 Conclusion.- 7. NATO's Peace Support Interventions in the Balkans Since 1995 (Phase 3 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia).- 7.1 Background to International Intervention.- 7.2 Diplomacy and the Ohrid Agreement.- 7.3 NATO's Operations in Macedonia (August 2001-March 2003).- 7.4 Handing Over to the EU.- 7.5 Conclusion.- 8. Conclusion.- 8.1 Debates Related to the Use of Force and Peace Enforcement Operations.- 8.2 Alliance Politics.- 8.3 NATO's Continued Duties in the Western Balkans