The real reasons for war in Yugoslavia: backing up globalization with military might

Part of a special issue on neoliberalism, militarism, and armed conflict. The U.S.-NATO strike against Yugoslavia in the late 1990s has set a precedent for military attack—masked in the disguise of democracy and human rights—against any sovereignty that might attempt to resist the encroachment of tr...

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Main Author: Talbot, Karen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2000
In: Social justice
Year: 2000, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 94-116
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Keywords:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization > Armed Forces
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bombings
Economics
Kosovo War, 1998-1999
International competition
American participation in the Kosovo War, 1998-1999
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Summary:Part of a special issue on neoliberalism, militarism, and armed conflict. The U.S.-NATO strike against Yugoslavia in the late 1990s has set a precedent for military attack—masked in the disguise of democracy and human rights—against any sovereignty that might attempt to resist the encroachment of transnational corporations (TNCs). A central objective of the action was to add more billions to the already inflated U.S. military budget and to reward corporations with profits derived from the tax dollars of American workers. Moreover, TNCs will benefit from the reconstruction of Yugoslavia—in other words, the construction and entrenchment of corporations in the country that will be underwritten by public funds.
ISSN:2327-641X