Collision Course: NATO, Russia, and Kosovo

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If Europe, Russia, and international bodies such as the U.N. and NATO end up playing a more prominent role in Iraq's immediate future, all parties, including the United States, would do well to revisit the lessons learned during the U.S.-led war in Kosovo in 1999. As a confrontation over Kosovo's final push for independence looms, this book offers seminal insight into the negotiations that took place between the United States and Russia in an effort to set the terms for ending the conflict. This study in brinksmanship and deception is an essential background for anyone trying to understand Russia's uneasy relations with the West.America's relationship with Russia has become increasingly important as Washington has engaged Moscow as a critical, but often prickly, ally in the war on terror. From smoky late-night sessions at dachas outside of Moscow to meetings in the White House Situation Room, Norris captures the feel of a war that repeatedly threatened to spin out of control. He offers a vivid portrait of some of the larger-than-life characters involved in the conflict, including U.S. president Bill Clinton, General Wesley Clark, Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic, and Russian president Boris Yeltsin. New information includes backstage efforts to open a direct negotiating channel between Milosevic and Washington at the height of the conflict. The book reaches a dramatic crescendo against the backdrop of the war's final days, when Russia unleashed a secret plan to push its forces into Kosovo, ahead of NATO peacekeepers.

Author(s): John Norris
Year: 2005

Language: English
Pages: 360

Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 16
Introduction......Page 20
1 Misadventure......Page 28
2 Picking Up the Pieces......Page 52
3 The Shuttle Begins......Page 84
4 The Dog Days of Spring......Page 110
5 An Empty Chair, Nothing Off the Table......Page 148
6 On the Mountain......Page 178
7 Belgrade......Page 208
8 Breaking Through......Page 234
9 Deception and Confrontation......Page 264
10 A Creeping Coup?......Page 296
11 The Aftermath......Page 316
12 Conclusion: Hard Lessons......Page 330
Bibliography......Page 350
B......Page 354
E......Page 355
K......Page 356
N......Page 357
S......Page 358
Y......Page 359
Z......Page 360