Kosovo - A Missed Opportunity for a Peaceful
Publisher: Heinz Loquai
Volume: 12 pages, pdf
Description:
The Kosovo Verification Mission was a big challenge for the OSCE - the most difficult operational task that it has had to deal with since its founding. Linked to this Mission was the hope for a peaceful solution of the Kosovo conflict. Did it have any chance at all of meeting the expectations attached to it? Was the use of military force in the final analysis inevitable in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe? This article undertakes to provide answers to these questions. Of course it represents no more than an initial effort, written mainly from an OSCE perspective. There must be further studies if we are to have a full picture of the development of this conflict.