Peacemakers: American Leadership and the End of Genocide in the Balkans by James

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The wars that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s were the deadliest European conflicts since World War II.

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The wars that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s were the deadliest European conflicts since World War II. The violence escalated to the point of genocide when, over the course of ten days in July 1995, Serbian troops under the command of General Ratko Mladic murdered 8,000 unarmed men and boys who had sought refuge at a UN safe-haven in Srebrenica. Shocked, the United States quickly launched a diplomatic intervention supported by military force that ultimately brought peace to the new nations created when Yugoslavia disintegrated.Peacemakers is the first inclusive history of the successful multilateral intervention in the Balkans from 1995--2008 by an official directly involved in the diplomatic and military responses to the crises. A deadly accident near Sarajevo in 1995 thrust James Pardew into the center of efforts to stop the fighting in Bosnia. In a detailed narrative, he shows how Richard Holbrooke and the US envoys who followed him helped to stop or prevent vicious wars in Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Macedonia. Pardew describes the human drama of diplomacy and war, illuminating the motives, character, talents, and weaknesses of the national leaders involved.Pardew demonstrates that the use of US power to relieve human suffering is a natural fit with American values. Peacemakers serves as a potent reminder that American leadership and multilateral cooperation are often critical to resolving international crises.

Author Biography

James W. Pardew was at the heart of US national policymaking throughout the humanitarian crises in the Balkans from Richard Holbrooke's negotiations on Bosnia in 1995 until the independence of Kosovo in 2008. Ambassador Pardew was the primary US negotiator of the Ohrid Agreement in Macedonia. He also led Balkan task forces for the Secretaries of Defense and State and served as a policy advisor at NATO. Prior to his diplomatic service, he spent twenty-seven years in the US Army as an intelligence officer.

Table of Contents

Welcome to the Balkans Fools and Madmen The Inconvenient War Genocide Death on a Balkan Mountain The Godfather Lifting the Siege A Certain Kind of Technology Sarajevo The Last Shuttle High Stakes in Ohio Get in Agreement or Shut It Down Richard Holbrooke A President's Commitment Getting Started Two Conditions International Donors Hard Choices No Easy Prey Wrestling an Alligator Impact A Land of Violence and Fear Prelude to War Madeleine's War Midwife to a Nation Independence A War or a Nation? Pop-Up Insurgency Leo-Pard Fury in Skopje On the Banks of an Ancient Lake The Long Struggle Turning Point: America and the Balakans, 1995-2008 Crisis Management: The Balkan Experience

Review

Ambassador Pardew's memoir is a fascinating narrative and an important assessment of humanitarian intervention. Its recommendations on activist diplomacy, the relationship of force and diplomacy, and the importance of European stability for US foreign policy are a valuable guide for public officials and international citizens today."" - David L. Anderson, California State University, Monterey Bay

Long Description

The wars that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s were the deadliest European conflicts since World War II. The violence escalated to the point of genocide when, over the course of ten days in July 1995, Serbian troops under the command of General Ratko Mladic murdered 8,000 unarmed men and boys who had sought refuge at a UN safe-haven in Srebrenica. Shocked, the United States quickly launched a diplomatic intervention supported by military force that ultimately brought peace to the new nations created when Yugoslavia disintegrated. Peacemakers is the first inclusive history of the successful multilateral intervention in the Balkans from 1995--2008 by an official directly involved in the diplomatic and military responses to the crises. A deadly accident near Sarajevo in 1995 thrust James Pardew into the center of efforts to stop the fighting in Bosnia. In a detailed narrative, he shows how Richard Holbrooke and the US envoys who followed him helped to stop or prevent vicious wars in Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Macedonia. Pardew describes the human drama of diplomacy and war, illuminating the motives, character, talents, and weaknesses of the national leaders involved. Pardew demonstrates that the use of US power to relieve human suffering is a natural fit with American values. Peacemakers serves as a potent reminder that American leadership and multilateral cooperation are often critical to resolving international crises.

Review Quote

"The narrative, grounded in historical context, includes lengthy quotations of conversations with Albanian and Serbian leaders -- notably Slobodan Milosevic. The engagements with various figures in the conflicts offer greater immediacy to the familiar history of Balkan wars but does not contradict the known record." -- Choice

Details ISBN081317435X Author James W. Pardew Publisher The University Press of Kentucky ISBN-10 081317435X ISBN-13 9780813174358 Format Hardcover Imprint The University Press of Kentucky Subtitle American Leadership and the End of Genocide in the Balkans Place of Publication Lexington Country of Publication United States Media Book Series Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace Pages 424 DEWEY 327.730496 Short Title Peacemakers Language English UK Release Date 2018-01-05 Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-01-05 AU Release Date 2018-01-05 NZ Release Date 2018-01-05 US Release Date 2018-01-05 Illustrations 32 b&w photos, 6 maps Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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