Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Social Dynamics, John Mueller, Demographic Threat
13 Mar 2013
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The united states has engaged in 5 major wars post-cold war: The gulf war (kuwait & iraq - 1991) First major post-cold war conflict (beings 17 january 1991) Iraq was alleging that kuwait was taping into iraq"s oil using slant drilling leading to iraq entering kuwait. Issue was that kuwait served as a buffer between saudi arabia & iraq. Goal was to force iraq out of kuwait, which it had claimed as province in august 1990. Characterized by use of precision air power (operation instant thunder) War breaks out between the bosnian army & bosnian serbs (republika srpska) during the collapse of yugoslavia. In 1993, nato agrees to enforce a no-fly zone over bosnia and provides support to un peacekeepers under attack. In august 1995, nato undertakes an extensive air campaign in response to serb attacks in the. Late 1995, the dayton accords end the conflict. During the breakup of yugoslavia, kosovo is an autonomous province within serbia.
