Since Yugoslavia began to break up in 1991, there has been debate within Europe over the rights and wrongs of military intervention in conflicts of this type. At the end of the Cold War there were hopes that such conflicts could be handled effectively through the restructuring of institutions, such as the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and with the added weight of the European Community now brought to bear. The Bosnian tragedy in particular has brought home the difficulties of intervening in the deadly quarrels of others in the absence of a readiness to commit substantial forces and resources. In this volume, the issues raised by intervention are explored in the light of both the Yugoslav experience and that in the former Soviet Union. The book provides a detailed consideration of the distinctive debates within key European countries and the United States.