No-Fly Zones: An Effective Use of Airpower, Or Just a Lot Of Noise

Abstract

Military intervention invariably raises four questions - when, where, why, and how. Since Operation Desert Storm in 1991 the United States has answered "how" with airpower, in the form of no-fly zones, in tile two most troubled regions of the Post-Cold War world: Iraq and Bosnia. These ongoing operations are a critical component of U.S. foreign policy, and represent a significant expenditure of American military resources; therefore, how effective have no-fly zones been in achieving U.S. objectives, and are they a valid tool for American policy makers? This working paper attempts to answer those two questions, by assessing the events leading to the creation of the two no-fly zones in Iraq and the no-fly zones in Bosnia, the effectiveness of each no-fly zone, the impact of no-fly zones on American foreign and defense policies, and the viability of no-fly zones in the future scenarios.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA367328

Entities

People

  • Jan-marc Jones

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.