U.S participation in Balkan Peacekeeping : the Rice Proposal
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Shupp, Benjamin A.
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Yost, David S.
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2001-12
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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This thesis analyzes the βRice Proposalγâ Condoleezza Riceαs October 2000 suggestion that U.S. ground forces be withdrawn from the peacekeeping operations in the Balkans, with their responsibilities transferred to European allies. It examines the factors that caused the proposal to be articulated, and follows its development over the course of the early phases of the Bush administration. While the Rice Proposal remained a long term policy goal for the Bush administration, by July 2001 President Bush and his advisers had concluded that U.S. troops would remain in the Balkans as long as other NATO forces did. This conclusion derived in large part from the need to maintain NATOαs political cohesion, U.S. leadership in the alliance, and stability in Europe. One of the consequences of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States may, however, be a revival of the Rice Proposal.
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National Security Affairs
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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xiv, 85 p. ;
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.