ABSTRACT

This chapter will address the following questions: during 1994 and 1995 did the Western Allies agree to engage in combat operations in BosniaHerzegovina because of the worsening of the military situation and the threat of spill over? Or was the decision the outcome of a planned policy to secure a role for the Alliance in the region? How did the discussions about CJTF relate, if at all, to NATO's strategy in Bosnia-Herzegovina? As in the previous chapter, NATO's involvement in Bosnia will be analysed by focusing on the decisions to use its military power. The analysis will be situated in the context of the warring parties military strategies and domestic debates about the policies to be pursued.