TY - BOOK AU - Serwer,Daniel ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - From War to Peace in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine T2 - Palgrave Critical Studies in Post-Conflict Recovery SN - 9783030021733 AV - JZ5509.2-6300 U1 - 327.172 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Palgrave Pivot KW - Peace KW - Russia—Politics and government KW - Russia—History KW - Europe, Eastern—History KW - Middle East—Politics and government KW - Peace Studies KW - Russian and Post-Soviet Politics KW - Russian, Soviet, and East European History KW - Conflict Studies KW - Middle Eastern Politics N1 - 1. Chapter 1: Introduction -- 2. Chapter 2: Why the Balkans? -- 3. Chapter 3: Bosnia: Prelude, Disease and Sequelae -- 4. Chapter 4: Macedonia: Timely Prevention Works -- 5. Chapter 5: Kosovo and Serbia: Loveless Marriage, Difficult Divorce -- 6. Chapter 6: The Balkans Region: Can It Join the West? -- 7. Chapter 7: What Should the Middle East and Ukraine Conclude From the Balkans?; Open Access N2 - This open access book focuses on the origins, consequences and aftermath of the 1995 and 1999 Western military interventions that led to the end of the most recent Balkan wars. Though challenging problems remain in Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia, the conflict prevention and state-building efforts thereafter were partly successful as countries of the region are on separate tracks towards European Union membership. This study highlights lessons that can be applied to the Middle East and Ukraine, where similar conflicts are likewise challenging sovereignty and territorial integrity. It is an accessible treatment of what makes war and how to make peace ideal for all readers interested in how violent international conflicts can be managed, informed by the experience of a practitioner. Daniel Serwer is Professor and Director of the Conflict Management program at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USA. UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02173-3 ER -