Ethics & International Affairs Volume 15.1 (Spring 2001): Review Essay: Legitimizing the Use of Force in Kosovo [Full Text]

May 4, 2001

Kosovo captured the attention of policy makers, ethicists, journalists, peace and human rights activists, military analysts, and international relations scholars. Something new happened there. This review covers books by Noam Chomsky, Howard Clark, Philip Hammond and Edward S. Herman (eds.), Tim Judah, Tariq Ali (ed.) Nicholas J. Wheeler, Michael Ignatieff, and Ivo H. Daalder and Michael E. O'Hanlon.

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