Force and Diplomacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10801772 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl Bildt (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 141-148 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Survival (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-6338 • E-ISSN: 1468-2699 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/713660155 |
| OpenAlex | W1991830428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
An old debate about the relationship between force and diplomacy has been rekindled by the experience of the Balkans during the 1990s. In Bosnia, the conclusion has often been drawn that the Dayton peace agreement resulted more-or-less directly in the use of air-power against Bosnian Serb positions. Yet, this conclusion is wrong: the peace agreement for Bosnia was far more of a victory for diplomacy than a victory for force. In Kosovo, NATO's use of force failed in certain ways, succeeded in others, but left the basic issues of the conflict unresolved. The limits of both diplomacy and force have been amply demonstrated. Diplomacy backed by force and fairness could have a greater chance of success. But if the use of force replaces the search for more enduring political solutions, the result may well do little more than to complicate the search for solutions
Bosnian · Diplomacy · Foreign policy · International law · Physics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Use of force · Victory · Balkan and Eastern European Studies · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |