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War in Slovenia: doctrine and defeat / Niebuhr, Robert

Niebuhr, Robert	Journal Article
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2006.

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The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) found itself in a very precarious position in the early 1990s. Constituent republics like Slovenia clamored for less centralism while elites in Belgrade-most notably the army-hurrily enacted re-centralization plans. The JNA watched as the country was falling apart and attempted to counteract that trend with force if necessary. The end result left Yugoslavia a relic of the past.

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Conflict ; Yugoslavia ; Slovenia ; Yugoslav People's Army

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Yugoslavia: the final showdown / Niebuhr, Robert

Niebuhr, Robert	Journal Article
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2007.

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After a half century of inaction, NATO intervened in Yugoslavia on behalf of Kosovar Albanians. Methodologically speaking, the action represents a new way of making war in the wake of the Cold War's conclusion. A dramatic increase in the politicisation of warfare, which has manifested itself through political campaigns to sell war to the people, is visible in how the US and key NATO allies justified action in 1999. The campaign to sell the war brought together both emotional appeals to alleviate humanitarian suffering and realist dilemmas aimed at preventing wider conflict. Learning from history, I argue that the war against Yugoslavia unfolded as it did because of the political events of the 1990s and, that by understanding that series of events, we can better predict what future conflicts might look like

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KOSOVO ; Yugoslavia

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