ABSTRACT
The British-driven quest for a negotiated settlement at all costs led in 1993 to a series of ‘peace’ plans for Bosnia-Herzegovina, with progressively more emphasis on the minutiae of territorial division. This in turn led indirectly to an outbreak of hostilities in Central Bosnia between the Croat and Muslim communities, and the subjugation of Eastern Bosnia by Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) forces, either through occupation or siege. It was the year that the infamous UN ‘safe area’ policy was proclaimed, which, without the commitment of UN troops to protect it, ultimately facilitated the fall of Srebrenica and the massacre of over 7,000 people.
