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Syria
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Bosnia Was Hard, Syria Is Harder
William Courtney @courtneywmh
Nov 16, 2015
Foreign Policy Concepts
To find peace in Syria, cooperation among outside powers will be an essential first step. But before going forward, the great powers should soberly assess prospects for an enduring peace accord, as well as the resources required.
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Nation Building
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20 Years Later, the Lessons of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Aug 19, 2015
FOX News Channel
U.S. intervention in Bosnia ended the fighting, bought time for a political solution to be reached, and halted the humanitarian crisis. But 20 years later, the prospects for lasting peace and a true multiethnic society to emerge in Bosnia are not encouraging.
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Syria
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How to Arm Syria's Rebels
Angel Rabasa
May 23, 2013
U.S. News & World Report
What is required in Syria now is a program like the one the United States established in the mid-1990s to train and equip the armed forces of the Bosnian Federation, writes Angel Rabasa.
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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
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Time to Arm Libyan Rebels: Here's How
Angel Rabasa
Apr 13, 2011
Christian Science Monitor
The long-term objective of a train-and-equip program for the Libyan revolutionary government would be to create a professional military force in a post-Qaddafi Libya that could support democratic institutions free of extremist elements, writes Angel Rabasa.
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Libya
commentary
Arm the Libyan Rebels to Fight Gadhafi
Angel Rabasa
Mar 24, 2011
CNN
What the United States did in Bosnia might hold the key for an effective response to the crisis in Libya, writes Angel Rabasa.
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Security Cooperation
commentary
What Intervention Looks Like
Robert E. Hunter
Mar 16, 2011
Foreign Affairs
The question, then, is whether stopping the fighting—which could also require forcibly removing Qaddafi—is worth the price of deep military engagement and responsibility for Libya's postwar future, writes Robert E. Hunter.
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commentary
Lessons to Be Learned from Conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Jun 28, 2005
NPR
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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commentary
We've Been Down This Road Before
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Jul 17, 2003
Los Angeles Times
commentaries by RAND Staff: insightful commentaries on current events, published in newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia Was Hard, Syria Is Harder

20 Years Later, the Lessons of Bosnia-Herzegovina

How to Arm Syria's Rebels

Time to Arm Libyan Rebels: Here's How

Arm the Libyan Rebels to Fight Gadhafi

What Intervention Looks Like

Lessons to Be Learned from Conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan

We've Been Down This Road Before

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