Humanitarian Interventions: Thinking About the Next Kosovo
Abstract
One of the many tasks before the brand new Bush administration -- and perhaps its greatest foreign policy challenge -- is to determine how to handle the international crises that inevitably arise and seem to virtually beg for outside military intervention. It is likely, however, that like its predecessor, this foreign policy team, will delay and eventually stumble into the next intervention. The reason is simple: there are no hard and fast rules on when and where the United States should or should not intervene around the globe. Despite the four star credentials of the new government, determining what to do is much more an art than a science, involving many moving parts including why the U.S. is intervening, whether U.S. vital interests are at stake, what our objectives are; budgetary issues, whether there is popular and Congressional support, and what the likelihood of success is.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA442508
Entities
People
- M. Yovanovitch
Organizations
- National War College