Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Consequences of the War in Ukraine: Two Areas of Contention—Turkey and the Balkans
Turkey is navigating a narrow path between its NATO commitments and its relationship with Russia. The Western Balkans remain an arena of competition between pro-Russian and pro-Western elements. It's not clear how events might play out, but there are indications and track records.
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Mar 6, 2023
The RAND Blog
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

Syria

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Bosnia Was Hard, Syria Is Harder
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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Nov 16, 2015
Foreign Policy Concepts
William Courtney @courtneywmh
Nation Building

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20 Years Later, the Lessons of Bosnia-Herzegovina
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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Aug 19, 2015
FOX News Channel
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Syria

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How to Arm Syria's Rebels
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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May 23, 2013
U.S. News & World Report
Angel Rabasa
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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Time to Arm Libyan Rebels: Here's How
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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Apr 13, 2011
Christian Science Monitor
Angel Rabasa
Libya

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Arm the Libyan Rebels to Fight Gadhafi
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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Mar 24, 2011
CNN
Angel Rabasa
Security Cooperation

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What Intervention Looks Like
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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Mar 16, 2011
Foreign Affairs
Robert E. Hunter
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Lessons to Be Learned from Conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Jun 28, 2005
NPR
James Dobbins
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We've Been Down This Road Before
commentaries by RAND Staff: insightful commentaries on current events, published in newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide.
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Jul 17, 2003
Los Angeles Times
James Dobbins

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The COP decisionmaking process reflects its members' consensus views. And therein lies the problem. The Paris Agreement should have achieved the socially better outcomes of binding emissions control to finance and binding each country to its target of emissions and finance.…That it did not do so was because the coalitions' views prevailed rather than the social good.

Rafiq Dossani

Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy

Source: United Press International

Women have fought in wars for as long as humans have waged them. Yet that long history has been either lost or purposefully hidden, complicating efforts to expand women's military roles even as we have steadily gained greater equality in other fields.

Kayla M. Williams

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Association of the U.S. Army

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Consequences of the War in Ukraine: Two Areas of Contention—Turkey and the Balkans

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

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