In this collection scholars, policymakers and military officials explore the conditions that gave rise to the Balkan wars in the 1990s, the application of international law to the wars the conduct of the wars, and post-war issues. The essays are based on presentations given at the International Conference on the Balkans held at Florida Atlantic University in February 2002. The contributors come from varied backgrounds, including international law, genocide studies, peacekeeping, European politics, communications, history and military studies.

Foreword; R.Smith PART I: WARS IN THE BALKANS Origins of Foreign Intervention in the Civil War in Former Yugoslavia; P.Kollander The Genocide Factor in the Yugoslav Wars of Dismemberment; H.Huttenbach The Relationship between the Dismemberment of Yugoslavia and European Integration; F.Privitera The Leaky Bucket: Cross-Border Albanian Issues in the Balkans; L.E.Cline Media and Communications Systems in the Balkans Conflicts; P.W.Reynolds PART II: THE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANIZATION The UN Response to the Unfolding Balkan Wars; F.T.Pilch International Norms of Territorial Integrity and the Balkan Wars of the 1990s; M.Fabry The Balkan Conflict and the International War Convention; C.Nation Anticipatory Humanitarian Intervention: The Evolution of a New Norm?; C.Joyner & A.Clark Arend PART III: REFLECTIONS ON THE BALKAN WARS International Solutions to Domestic Problems in Bosnia; P.McMahon Slouching Towards Kosovo: Matching Expectations with Reality for Air Power in Modern Limited Wars; C.Crane The Future of Western Engagement in the Balkans; P.Forage , C.Nation , S.Bianchini & J.S.Morton