Factors Contributing to Failure to Achieve National and NATO Objectives in Kosovo

<p>This paper seeks to understand why NATO's success in Kosovo was mixed even by the most favorable evaluation. By focusing on the cultures involved in the conflict it attempts to show that a lack of understanding of the Serbs and an inconsistent U.S. foreign policy leading up to the conflict may have resulted in not achieving U.S. and NATO objectives effectively. Knowing that there were key differences in the Serb's view of Kosovo as opposed to other Former Republics of Yugoslavia may have altered the approach and achieved a more favorable outcome. Additionally the situation provides evidence that a determined foreign policy backed by reasonable and consistent action may provide a better palette for successful negotiations. The research used studies of Milosevic opinions expressed during the campaign and post conflict analysis. It consisted of mostly secondary sources of expert opinion and attempted to find common threats. Of particular interest was the impact on the Serb's nationalistic identity and resolve and the impact of U.S. actions on their will regarding Kosovo.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>