Britain NATO and the Lessons of the Balkan Conflicts 1991 -1999

This publication considers the lessons to be gained for Britain the British armed forces and for NATO as a whole from the Yugoslav wars of dissolution (1991-1999) with particular emphasis on the Kosovo crisis. The papers come from a diverse and high quality mixture of analysts practitioners and policy-makers. The issues developed here represent a significant advance in the emerging debate on the lessons to be learnt from the Balkan experience which will shape thinking on defence and international security far into the new millennium.