Early Warning and "Ethnic" Conflict Management: Rwanda and Kosovo

Authors

  • Howard Adelman York University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.22014

Keywords:

Kosovo, Rwanda, conflict, politics, forced displacement, ethnic cleansing

Abstract

The author examines the way in which past conflicts shape the responses to current crises. In examining the facts of the Rwandan case compared with what is known of the Kosovo crisis, he identifies a number of similarities shared in both contexts. However, these first order similarities prove to be outweighed by the differences in the capacity for control possessed by Milosevic, the ethnic and demographic composition of the communities in the conflict, and military capabilities. Importantly, levels of public support for action were higher in the case of Kosovo, as were the steps taken by the international community in the leadup to the bombing.

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Published

1999-08-01

How to Cite

Adelman, H. (1999). Early Warning and "Ethnic" Conflict Management: Rwanda and Kosovo. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 18(3), 5–9. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.22014

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