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

Niall Mulchinock is a lecturer in the Department of Government at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. He completed a BA at UCC in 2005, followed by a Masters in 2006. He then undertook a PhD in the Department of Government, again at UCC, examining NATO's involvement in the stabilisation of the Western Balkans since the disintegration of Yugoslavia. His primary research interests lie in the field of international relations, with a particular focus on how NATO has changed and adapted to the new global security environment that emerged after the end of the Cold War.