Executive Memorandum posted April 10, 1997 by John Hillen
Sunk In Helsinki: NATO After The Summit
While Presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin both proclaimed
victory in their recent Helsinki summit, the NATO alliance may have
been the loser. In fact, the future of NATO as the military
alliance through which the United States protects its vital
interests in Europe was greatly undermined by the Helsinki summit.
U.S. negotiators made three major errors that…
Executive Memorandum posted January 17, 1997 by Baker Spring, John Hillen
Why A Global Ban On Land Mines Won't Work
A pressing humanitarian issue facing world leaders is the
killing and maiming of civilians, often children, by unattended
anti-personnel land mines (APLs). This horrible occurrence --
caused by the proliferation and indiscriminate use of these types
of mines by rogue groups -- is unconscionable. It should be
stopped. However, certain steps being considered by the…
Backgrounder posted October 15, 1996 by John Hillen
Rethinking the Bosnia Bargain
Visuals:
Map:
Current Implementation Force (IFOR) Deployment
Table:
Recommended Force Levels for IFOR II and Future Operations in
Bosnia
Introduction
For the past nine months, over 35,0001 members of
America's armed forces have been deployed as part of the NATO
implementation force in Bosnia (IFOR). These soldiers were sent to
the Balkans to…
Backgrounder posted May 2, 1996 by John Hillen
American Military Intervention: A User's Guide
Introduction
Deciding when, where, and how to intervene with military force
presents a truly perplexing set of questions. In a post-Cold War
world, with no overriding threat to serve as the focus for American
national strategy, it is even more difficult to decide when, where,
and how to use the U.S.'s limited military resources. In this
increasingly uncertain…
Backgrounder posted May 2, 1996 by John Hillen
American Military Intervention: A User's Guide
INTRODUCTION
Deciding when, where, and how to intervene with military force
presents a truly perplexing set of questions. In a post-Cold War
world, with no overriding threat to serve as the focus for American
national strategy, it is even more difficult to decide when, where,
and how to use the U.S.'s limited military resources. In this
increasingly uncertain…
Backgrounder posted February 7, 1996 by John Hillen
Getting NATO Back to Basics
Introduction
Ever since the Cold War ended, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization has been in the midst of an identity crisis. When it
lost the Soviet threat in the early 1990s, the Atlantic alliance
went on a search to redefine itself. There have been many stops on
this inchoate journey of redefinition. The Bush Administration used
NATO forces, structure, and…
Backgrounder posted November 30, 1995 by John Hillen
Questioning the Bosnia Peace Plan
Introduction
The recent conclusion of a Bosnian
peace accord is a welcome development in a brutal conflict that
has raged unchecked for four years. However, there are very serious
questions that need to be answered about the political viability of
the accord and the effectiveness of the American military
intervention to implement it.
In his nationally televised…
Executive Memorandum posted October 23, 1995 by John Hillen
Clinton Fails to Make the Case For American Troops in Bosnia
The Clinton Administration's plan to use 25,000 American troops
to implement a Bosnian peace accord is being exposed as a haphazard
and risky enterprise. In hearings on Capitol Hill last week,
members of the Senate and House questioned the political and
military rationale behind the Bosnia peace plan deployment. These
questions focused on the mission's political…
FYI posted October 11, 1995 by John Hillen
Conditions for Sending U.S. Troops to Bosnia
(Archived document, may contain errors) October 11, 1995 CONDITIONS FOR SENDING U.S. TROOPS TO BOSNIA By John Hillen Policy Analyst The President has promised to send 25,000 U.S. troops to Bosnia to police a peace settlement. He should not do so without the approval of Congress. Any operation as risky and potentially long- reaching as this one demands the full…
Backgrounder Update posted October 10, 1995 by John Hillen
The Risks of Clinton's Bosnia Peace Plan
(Archived document, may contain errors) 10/10/95 262 THE RISKS OF CLINTON'S BOSNIA PEACE PLAN (Updating Backgrounder Update No. 250, "Clinton's Bosnia Folly," June 2, 1995, and Backgrounder No. 10 12, "Don't Let Bosnia Destroy NATO," December 28, 1994.) The impending diplomatic breakthrough in the Balkans has raised the prospect of a substantial Ameri- can and…