Abstract
The last ethnic conflict in the Balkans was ended on 10 June 1999. On the same day, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1244, in which the Security Council announced their decision to deploy international civil and security presence in Kosovo, under United Nations auspices. Taking into account that the UN Security Council is responsible for maintaining international peace and security, there is a question what did the UN Security Council do to avoid the conflict in Kosovo in 1999. The aim of the article is to find the answer to the question why the UN Security Council failed and why the NATO took the leading role in the wake of a deepening conflict in this region. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n9p436
Highlights
At the beginning of the 1990s, Europe did not see Kosovo as a future war zone
Taking into account that the United Nations (UN) Security Council is responsible for maintaining international peace and security, there is a question what did the UN Security Council do to avoid the conflict in Kosovo in 1999
The aim of the article is to find the answer to the question why the UN Security Council failed and why the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) took the leading role in the wake of a deepening conflict in this region
Summary
At the beginning of the 1990s, Europe did not see Kosovo as a future war zone. In 1992, the European Community attempted to discuss the problem of Kosovo. The Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) established a mission of long duration in this territory. The Kosovo issue was not a part of peace negotiations in Dayton, which ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.. It was evident that neither Europe nor the United States did undertake any strong effort to solve the problem in Kosovo, which was only in its initial phase Their efforts turned out insufficient. In addition, the Kosovo issue was not a part of peace negotiations in Dayton, which ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was evident that neither Europe nor the United States did undertake any strong effort to solve the problem in Kosovo, which was only in its initial phase
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