The Future of NATO Crisis-Response Operations: Lessons from Kosovo
The Future of NATO Crisis-Response Operations: Lessons from Kosovo

Author(s): Filip Bryjka
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Kosovo; Serbia; NATO; crisis response; future; lessons; KFOR;
Summary/Abstract: The September incidents on the Kosovo-Serbia border, which ended with an effective NATO and EU response, show that developing cooperation with partners is crucial to the effectiveness of the Alliance’s involvement in stabilisation operations. The experiences and lessons from the NATO KFOR mission should influence the discussion on the role of crisis-response operations in the Alliance’s future strategy. The chaotic end of the mission in Afghanistan undermined the image of NATO as an organisation capable of conducting effective non-Article 5 operations. KFOR has, however, demonstrated that the Alliance can act effectively in cooperation with the EU.

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