Collision course
Subtitle: NATO, Russia, and Kosovo
By: John Norris ; foreword by Strobe Talbott.
Publisher: Praeger Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Westport, Conn; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Armed Forces -- Serbia and Montenegro -- Kosovo (Serbia); Bombing, Aerial -- Serbia and Montenegro -- Serbia.; Operation Allied Force, 1999.; Kosovo (Serbia) -- History -- Civil War, 1998-1999 -- Participation, Foreign.
Description: "As a confrontation over Kosovo's final push for independence looms, this book offers seminal insight into the negotiations that took place between the United States and Russia in an effort to set the terms for ending the conflict. This study in brinkmanship and deception is an essential background for anyone trying to understand Russia's uneasy relations with the West."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-326) and index.
Table of contents: title: Misadventure; title: Picking up the pieces; title: The shuttle begins; title: The dog days of spring; title: An empty chair, nothing off the table; title: On the mountain; title: Belgrade; title: Breaking through; title: Deception and confrontation; title: A creeping coup?; title: The aftermath; title: Conclusion: hard lessons.