The Long-term Impact of the International Sanctions Against Yugoslavia
This project focuses on the long-term impact of the sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in the 1990s.Participants The research is conducted by Rita Augestad Knudsen
The project “Long-term Impacts of the International Sanctions Against Yugoslavia – Unmasking Unqualified Assessments” focuses on the long-term impacts of the sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in the 1990s. The sanctions’ association with crucial events such as the break-up of Yugoslavia and the wars in Bosnia and Croatia makes them a valuable starting point for analysing key features of the region and the international policies towards the region.
The clearest identifiable – paradoxically also the most understudied – long-term impact of the sanctions is the ongoing interpretations of them and the assessments made on their impact and success.
Some of the assessments that will be examined in this paper are that the sanctions:
Led to an economic crisis and severe humanitarian costs in Yugoslavia.
Undermined the work of oppositional forces in Serbia.
Did not contribute to end the Bosnian war.
Were a trade-off between international unity and an effective crisis response, initiated as a symbolic act addressed to Western public opinion.
Contributed to the independence of Kosovo and Montenegro.
The project is funded by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, USA, and administered by NUPI. The research is conducted by Rita Augestad Knudsen, in association with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Project leader at NUPI is Vegard V. Hansen
Funding
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, USA,
