Bosnia-Herzegovina: The Vance/Owen Peace Plan - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846318246 ISBN 13: 9781846318245

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 2013

Synopsis

In 1992 David Owen was appointed the EU Co-Chairman of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, working alongside the UN's Co-Chairman, Cyrus Vance. The papers collected here provide fascinating primary source material and an insider's account of the intense international political activity at that time, which culminated in the Vance-Owen Peace Plan (VOPP). At a time when the international community is looking again at whether and how the Dayton Accords and the 1995 division into two entities should be adjusted in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Owen highlights elements of the VOPP which are of continuing relevance and which can guide political debate and decisions in 2012 and thereafter. Sadly, Bosnia-Herzegovina is still deeply divided, a direct consequence of not imposing the VOPP. The book reminds the international community and the people of Bosnia-Herzegovina that a unified structure for their country is still achievable.

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About the Author

Lord David Owen was a Member of Parliament for 26 years, serving as Navy Minister, Health Minister and Foreign Secretary. From 1992-95 Owen served as EU peace negotiator in the former Yugoslavia working alongside the UN appointed peace negotiator, Cyrus Vance. Together they co-authored the Vance-Owen Peace Plan.

Review

The contributors collect primary source material and an insider's account of the international political activity which lead to the Vance/Own Peace Plan. They argue that there are elements of the plan which are still relevant today and can help achieve a unified Bosnia-Herzegovina. * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *

About this edition

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1846318246
• ISBN 13: 9781846318245
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 462
• Editor: Owen CH PC FRCP MB BChir The Right Honourable Doctor The Lord David Anthony Llewellyn