Lessons from the Balkans for American Foreign Policy: Building Civil Society within a Multilateral

13 Pages Posted: 12 Dec 2003

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Henry H. Perritt

Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology

Abstract

This essay, drawing on the author's involvement in the Balkans, suggests a strategy of engagement for U.S. foreign policy, below and beyond the nation state level. The United States must build civil society, rule of law, democracy and open markets in countries that now breed terrorism, and develop a military capability to meet actual threats within a multilateral context.

Keywords: Balkans, Kosovo, Foreign Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, Iraq, Unilateralism, Multilateralism, International Law, Nationbuilding

JEL Classification: K4

Suggested Citation

Perritt, Henry H., Lessons from the Balkans for American Foreign Policy: Building Civil Society within a Multilateral. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=446061 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.446061

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