SAADIA TOUVAL teaches at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University. He has written extensively on conflicts in Africa and the Middle East, and on mediation in international politics.

'Touval's effort is a well-balanced and sober look at the contradictions between self-determination and state sovereignty...' - Choice '...this well-written book is a welcome addition to the literature on the breakup of Yugoslavia.' - Peter Radan, Slavic Review

• Introduction Failed Attempts to Prevent War The Entry of Mediators The Cease-Fire in Slovenia The Search for a Comprehensive Settlement The Cease-Fire in Croatia Collective Mediation in Bosnia 1992-94 American Policy and the Making of the Dayton Accords Priorities Index

SAADIA TOUVAL teaches at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University. He has written extensively on conflicts in Africa and the Middle East, and on mediation in international politics.

'Touval's effort is a well-balanced and sober look at the contradictions between self-determination and state sovereignty...' - Choice '...this well-written book is a welcome addition to the literature on the breakup of Yugoslavia.' - Peter Radan, Slavic Review

• Introduction Failed Attempts to Prevent War The Entry of Mediators The Cease-Fire in Slovenia The Search for a Comprehensive Settlement The Cease-Fire in Croatia Collective Mediation in Bosnia 1992-94 American Policy and the Making of the Dayton Accords Priorities Index

SAADIA TOUVAL teaches at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University. He has written extensively on conflicts in Africa and the Middle East, and on mediation in international politics.

'Touval's effort is a well-balanced and sober look at the contradictions between self-determination and state sovereignty...' - Choice '...this well-written book is a welcome addition to the literature on the breakup of Yugoslavia.' - Peter Radan, Slavic Review

• Introduction Failed Attempts to Prevent War The Entry of Mediators The Cease-Fire in Slovenia The Search for a Comprehensive Settlement The Cease-Fire in Croatia Collective Mediation in Bosnia 1992-94 American Policy and the Making of the Dayton Accords Priorities Index