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Opportunities missed, opportunities seized : preventive diplomacy in the post-Cold War world

An assessment of the key factors contributing to both the success and failure of preventive diplomacy in the post-Cold War world. It examines 11 major post-Cold War cases including Croatia-Bosnia, Rwanda, the Baltics, Russia-Ukraine, Macedonia, North Korea and Iraq.
Print Book, English, 2000
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Md., 2000
480 pages
9780847685585, 9780847685592, 0847685586, 0847685594
42659760
Part 1 Overview Chapter 2 Preventive Diplomacy: A Conceptual and Analytic Framework Chapter 3 The Warning-Response Problem and Missed Opportunities in Preventive Diplomacy Part 4 The Dissolution of the Soviet Union Chapter 5 The War in Chechnya: Opportunities Missed, Lessons to Be Learned Chapter 6 The International Community and the Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh Chapter 7 Preventive Diplomacy: Success in the Baltics Chapter 8 Preventive Diplomacy for Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Former Soviet Union Part 9 The Breakup of Yugoslavia Chapter 10 Costly Disinterest: Missed Opportunities for Preventive Diplomacy in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1985-1991 Chapter 11 Preventive Diplomacy for Macedonia, 1992-1998: From Containment to Nation Building Part 12 Ethnic Conflict in Africa Chapter 13 Somalia: Misread Crises and Missed Opportunities Chapter 14 Preventive Diplomacy in Rwanda: Failure to Act or Failure of Actions? Chapter 15 Prevention Gained and Prevention Lost: Collapse, Competition, and Coup in Congo Part 16 Rogue State Aggression Chapter 17 Opportunity Seized: Preventive Diplomacy in Korea Part 18 Conclusions Chapter 19 Preventive Diplomacy: Analytic Conclusions and Policy Lessons