ENDING CIVIL WARS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION: “COERCIVE MEDIATION” IN THE BOSNIAN WAR

İÇ SAVAŞLARIN ULUSLARARASI MÜDAHALE YOLUYLA SONA ERDİRİLMESİ: BOSNA SAVAŞINDA “ZORLAYICI ARABULUCULUK”

Abstract

The Bosnian War (1992-1995) was one of themost horrendous wars in recent history. In it,more than 200,000 people died, and 2 millionpeople were displaced. This study attemptsto understand why some mediation attemptsfail and some succeed. Why did internationalactors waited so long to intervene in the BosnianWar? After four years of non-engagement,why did the US decide to intervene?Why did the mediation at Dayton result inagreement, while the previous attempts toend the Bosnian war had failed? Analyzingthe mediation efforts in Bosnian War mayhelp us understand what may make mediationmore effective in future.

Özet

Bosna Savaşı (1992-1995) yakın tarihin en

Keywords: Bosna, savaş, iç savaş, uluslararası müdahale, uluslararası arabuluculuk