The U.S. Humanitarian Interventions as a Unipolar Power in the Post-Cold War Era: The Case of Kosovo’s Idealistic Assumptions vs Realpolitik
| dc.contributor.author | Selma BENZID | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-15T09:46:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-15T09:46:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | During the Post-Cold War Era, the United States ascended to a global superpower, whereas former Soviet Union countries were embroiled in territorial and ethnic disputes, leading to numerous crises. As a result, the U.S. intervened in various ways, primarily through humanitarian interventions, to address these international issues. This study focuses on the Kosovo Crisis of 1999, which has engendered divergent opinions among scholars, experts, and politicians regarding the underlying motives that prompted American intervention. While some perceive the actions of the U.S. as a display of goodwill and commitment to human rights and autonomy, others contend that it was driven by “realpolitik” considerations to pursue its interest. This is particularly evident in the fact that the U.S. encouraged NATO to launch airstrikes without seeking the approval of either its Congress or the United Nations. The objective of this study is to search for the reasons behind the U.S. involvement in humanitarian interventions, specifically in Kosovo in the Post-Cold War Era. It seeks to identify the mechanisms, legitimacy, and real motives driving these interventions and tackle the factors influencing the decision to intervene in Kosovo over other nations. The research relies on a historical and descriptive methodology by drawing on primary and secondary sources to synthesize historical perspectives relevant to the studied issue. Primary sources relied on in the data gathering included the U.S. Constitution, official documents from the U.S. Congress and government agencies, and the UN and NATO reports. Secondary sources included books, encyclopedias, and varied historical serial publications. The findings of this research speculated that the U.S. humanitarian intervention during the Kosovo Crisis was an extension of Cold War ideology, and the U.S. used a form of duplicity in its foreign policy approach by appearing idealistic while practicing realpolitik. Keywords: U.S. foreign policy; humanitarian intervention; Kosovo War; idealism; realism; realpolitik. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.univ-batna2.dz/handle/123456789/1758 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Batna 2 | |
| dc.title | The U.S. Humanitarian Interventions as a Unipolar Power in the Post-Cold War Era: The Case of Kosovo’s Idealistic Assumptions vs Realpolitik |