Mirovna inicijativa administracije predsjednika Billa Clintona u Bosni i Hercegovini 1995. godine

master's thesis

• Title (english): The 1995 peace initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the administration of President Bill Clinton
• Author: Mateo Gospić
• Mentor: Martin Previšić (mentor)
• Committee member: Martin Previšić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Hrvoje Klasić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivica Šute (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of History); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-08, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; History; Croatian and World Modern and Contemporary History

Abstract

U ovom radu autor analizira potpisivanje Daytonskog mirovnog sporazuma. Nakon uvoda autor razlaže sve mirovne inicijative koje su prethodile Daytonskom sporazumu te analizira razloge zbog kojih nisu uspjeli zaustaviti rat u Bosni i Hercegovini. U tom dijelu rada autor se većinom oslanja na znanstvenu literaturu, ali i na memoarske zapise. U središnjem dijelu rada, koristeći se arhivskom građom, literaturom i ostalim dostupnim izvorima autor detaljno analizira one faktore za koje smatra da su imali prijeloman utjecaj na razvoj događaja. Autor u uvodu izdvaja tri teze koje tijekom rada argumentira. Kako bi ojačao svoju argumentaciju autor koristi nedavno deklasificirane dokumente iz administracije predsjednika Billa Clintona te pomoću njih dodatno rasvjetljava već poznate i opisane događaje koji su stvorili potrebne uvjete za uspješno diplomatsko rješenje sukoba. Odluka Clintonove administracije da pokrene odlučnu mirovnu misiju donijeta je u mjesecu lipnju. Međutim, inicijalni ciljevi drastično su se promijenili promjenom vojne ravnoteže na terenu. Republika Hrvatska bila je ključni faktor u promjeni te ravnoteže. Na kraju autor sažima kompliciranu interakciju velikih sila i regionalnih igrača te proizvodi zaključke koji proizlaze iz analize.

Abstract (english)

In this thesis the author analyzes the singing of the Dayton peace accords. After the introduction the author presents all peace initiatives which happened before the Dayton accords and analyzes the reason why they failed to end the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this part of the thesis the author uses mostly scientific literature but also memoir records. In the central part of the thesis, using archival material, scientific literature, and all other available sources the author analyzes in detail those factors which he credits with having crucial influence over the events. In the introduction the author specifies three different thesis which he argues for. In order to improve his argumentation, the author uses recently declassified documents from President Bill Clinton’s administration. These documents help us understand better already known and described events which formed the necessary conditions for a successful diplomatic solution to the conflict. The Clinton administration made the decision to start a decisive peace initiative in the month of June. However, the initial goals changed dramatically after the change in the balance of military power on the ground. The key factor that produced this change was the Republic of Croatia. In the end of the thesis the author summarizes the complicated interaction between world powers and regional players and produces conclusions that result from his analysis.

• Keywords: Daytonski mirovni sporazum; Bosna i Hercegovina; Bill Clinton; Richard Holbrooke; Slobodan Milošević; Franjo Tuđman; Alija Izetbegović; Hrvatska; Jugoslavija; rat; pregovori; David Owen; Oluja; Mestral; Radovan Karadžić; Ratko Mladić; Srebrenica; 1995; ljeto; NATO; bombardiranje.
• Keywords (english): Dayton peace agreement; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bill Clinton; Richard Holbrooke; Slobodan Milošević; Franjo Tuđman; Alija Izetbegović; Croatia; Yugoslavia; war; negotiations; David Owen; Oluja; Mestral; Radovan Karadžić; Ratko Mladić; Srebrenica; 1995; summer; NATO; bombing; America; France; United Kingdom; UN; United Nations; Deliberate force; London conference.
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:035454
• Study programme: Title: History; specializations in: Research, Teaching; Course: Research; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra povijesti (magistar/magistra povijesti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-09-15 09:48:12