-Caveat Lector- Resources on Kosovo from the National Technical Information Service http://www.ntis.gov/kosovo.htm What underlies the current Kosovo crisis? From dinner tables to street corners around the world, it's the question that seems to be puzzling everyone these days. In response to the crisis, NTIS is now making available a collection of recently published reports and studies offering unique and authoritative insights on how and why Kosovo, as one study is titled, over the years has become "the Balkan Time Bomb." Discover what leading worldwide government, academic, political, and military experts and analysts have diagnosed as the origins of this deadly conflict--and what measures need to be taken for peaceful resolution. ******* Kosovo: The Balkan Time Bomb; Master's Thesis S. P. Kelley; Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA June, 1998; 122 pages Describes the conflict between ethnic Albanians and Orthodox Christian Serbs in the Serbian Region of Kosovo as the foundation for a Fourth Balkan War. The ethnic Albanian majority in Kosovo comprises over ninety percent of the population and seeks recognition as the independent republic of Kosovo. According to this report, Serbia revoked Kosovo's autonomous status in 1989 and has instituted a campaign of repression that is currently unrivaled in Europe. The lack of progress for the Albanians has resulted in the use of terrorism to achieve political aims. Order number: ADA340982INQ, $33 KOSOVO: The Ethno-National Dilemma and Policy Options for Conflict Resolution C. G Rapp; Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA December, 1998; 97 pages Describes how nations throughout the world have become increasingly involved in trying to negotiate a peaceful settlement in the Kosovo crisis. Yet, despite its fear of large refugee flows and possible spillover of ethnic violence into other Balkan countries, the international community has been unable to present a common position on a solution. Thus, the belligerent leaders have been allowed to manipulate the situation. KOSOVO (CIA Map 802574) May, 1998 Shows the Kosovo region of Serbia with details of cities, administrative units, transportation routes, physiographic features, and terrain shading. Color illustrations reproduced in black and white. Order number: PB98-928308INQ, $9 plus handling fee Call NTIS Telephone Sales: 1-800-553-NTIS (6847). Military Terrain of Former Yugoslavia (CIA Map 747035) August, 1998 Indicates plains, hills, and mountains of the countries of the former Yugoslavia. Included is a cross-section profile extending from Croatia to Serbia. Color illustrations reproduced in black and white. Order number: PB98-928313INQ, $9 plus handling fee Call NTIS Telephone Sales: 1-800-553-NTIS (6847). Crimes Against Humanity (Video) U.S. Information Agency, Washington, D.C. 1993; VHS video Will increase the viewer's awareness of the war crimes in former Yugoslavia and the war crimes tribunal that prosecute these crimes. >From Nuremberg to the Hague: A Contrasting Study of War Crimes J. A. Ellenbecker; Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA March, 1998; 107 pages Compares the two war crimes tribunals and defines the differences based on purpose and procedure. The Hague Tribunal is the first such institution since Nuremberg and was established for the former Yugoslavia. The Former Yugoslavia: War Crimes Tribunal's Workload Exceeds Capacity: Report to the Congress General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., National Security and International Affairs Division June, 1998; 76 pages Assesses whether the U.N. Security Council-created International Criminal Tribunal was able to carry out its mandate to investigate and bring to justice individuals involved in crimes against humanity which followed the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991. War Criminals - Testing the Limits of Military Force F.. M. Lorenz; Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D,C, 1997; 8 pages Describes the effort to bring peace to Bosnia and Herzegovina and explores how the attempts to build institutions and promote reconciliation have faltered. Attention is directed to the controversial aspect of the peace process involving the NATO policy for arresting those indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Forsaken People. Case Studies of the Internally Displaced R. Cohen and F. M. Deng; Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. April, 1998; 420 pages Explores coerced displacement of people within the borders of their own countries by armed conflicts, internal strife, and systematic violations of human rights. Yugoslavia is one of ten countries examined. Jane's Sentinel Security and Economic Assessments: The Balkans Jane's Information Group, Alexandria, VA 1998; 1 volume in paper copy format, 1 CD in CD-ROM format Presents a comprehensive and thorough examination of the stability, key political players and their agendas, internal and external threats, and international relations for Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). Wreckage Reconsidered: Five Oxymorons from Balkan Deconstruction; Final Report P. H. Liotta, Naval War College, Newport, RI June, 1997; 262 pages Examines Yugoslav disintegration and uses it as an example to encourage a reexamination of national security strategy and foreign policy concerns for the United States. This work challenges numerous assumptions made and conclusions drawn about the death of Yugoslavia, but academics, statesmen, policy makers, and military officers will find this essential reading when considering the Balkan wreckage. United Nations: Limitations in Leading Missions Requiring Force to Restore Peace General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.; National Security and International Affairs Division March, 1997; 55 pages Explores the United Nations' Security Council authorization to use force in Yugoslavia. Whether or not the U.N. is the appropriate organization to lead such missions is examined. New Ostpolitik. Strategies for a United Europe W. Weldenfield; Bertesmann Foundation, Guetersloh (Germany) January, 1998; 182 pages Recommends a plan of action which will support the transformation taking place in Eastern Europe. For the Balkans, this means the application of extensive security guarantees and concrete offers of integration which will help create the preconditions for modernization and the development of civil societies. Economic Sanctions and American Diplomacy R. N. Haass; Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. June, 1998; 220 pages Presents lessons to be learned by recent American use of economic sanctions. It also provides specific guidelines designed to shape future decisions by Congress and the Executive Branch. Yugoslavia is one of eight countries studied. United Nations Protection Force in Croatia (UNPROFOR); Strategy Research Project D. Krsticevic; Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA April, 1998; 35 pages Describes how a bloody war was begun in the Balkans because all Serbs wished to live in their own state. From unexpected resistance, new, sovereign states emerged, such as the Republic of Croatia. The conditions leading up to the aggression against Croatia, the arrival of the United Nations peacekeeping force of UNPROFOR, and chronology of events from 1992-1995 in Croatia are the topics of this research study. Implementing Minority Rights in the Balkans: Research Report M. Atanasovski; Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA April, 1998; 35 pages Supports the importance of the principles of open borders, free communication between nations and minorities, and the elimination of embargoes and sanctions to resolve the minority rights issue within existing international norms. United States - Russian Military Cooperation in Implementation Force Operations in Bosnia; Master's Thesis R. I. Kondev; Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA December, 1997; 80 pages Explains Yugoslavia's rapid disintegration amid violence and war. It also describes the response of the international community which has been marked by considerable confusion and inconsistency. The U.S.-led initiative to cooperate with Russia to find a lasting solution to the Bosnian crisis ran into impediments from the start. This report details why this happened. ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. 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