Preventing war in Macedonia
Subtitle: pre-emptive diplomacy for the 21st century
By: Mark Laity.
Series: Whitehall paper -- 68; Whitehall paper series -- 68.
Publisher: Royal United Services Institute
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Whitehall, London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
Subjects: UN Preventive Deployment Force; Macedonia (Republic) -- History -- 1992-; Macedonia (Republic) -- Ethnic relations
Description: "In 2001, in the aftermath of the war in Kosovo, the stability of the Balkans was once again threatened by flaring ethnic tensions in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. But civil war was averted. In this Whitehall Paper, Mark Laity gives the first detailed insider's account of the NATO-led international effort that prevented war in Macedonia. Writing from experience as Special Adviser to the NATO Secretary General and personal adviser to the Macedonian President, he offers a unique and incisive account of Operation Essential Harvest, and the actions that made it possible. This rare, and mostly overlooked, example of successful pre-emptive diplomacy has enduring lessons or conflict resolution and peacebuilding in the 21st Century." -- RUSI.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Background: A crisis waiting to happen - Slipping into chaos; title: 2. Prevention : Laying the groundwork - The Feith Team arrives - Aracinovo, the turning point - The road to Ohrid; title: 3. Implementation : Potholes in the road - Signing up for peace - Preparing the harvest - Gathering the harvest - Telling the story - Foundations for success - The lowest point - Making our case - A divided government - The home straight; title: 4. Conclusion : Lessons of success - The Macedonian model.