000 00954cam a2200169 4500
020 _a0312172524 (pbk.):
_c35.00 US
100 1 _aBERT Wayne
245 0 _aReluctant Superpower:
_bUnited States' policy in Bosnia, 1991-95
260 _aNew York:
_bSt Martin's Press,
_c1997
300 _a296p.
520 3 _aExplains the struggle of the Bush and Clinton administrations to fashion a coherent Bosnia policy, in terms of the nature of the war in Yugoslavia; US security and humanitarian interests; distorted US perceptions of the conflict; and factors which discouraged American intervention. Memories of Vietnam, for instance, spurred domestic opposition to the latter option. Suggests a new approach for the future, where uncertainty in foreign policy and unclear goals and strategies will be the norm.
650 _aBOSNIA
_xCIVIL WAR
650 _aFOREIGN POLICY
650 _aUNITED STATES
650 _aYUGOSLAVIA CIVIL WAR
945 _i0004038
_rY
_sY
999 _c20173
_d20173