The Kosovo War, its causes, course, and results?

Cause:

After Tito's death in 1980, the Kosovo nationalist movement aiming for independence gradually emerged and was supported by Albania. The conflict between the Albanians and the Serbs became increasingly acute. . After 1997, armed conflicts continued to occur in Kosovo, with an increasing number of casualties and about 300,000 people displaced and becoming refugees.

Process:

1. In 1998, the United States and NATO were planning to launch air strikes against Yugoslavia, but without the help of the United States, it would be difficult for NATO to achieve its goal.

2. On January 8, 1999, the Kosovo Albanian armed "Kosovo Liberation Army" launched a surprise attack on a Yugoslav army transport convoy and kidnapped eight Yugoslav army commanders and fighters. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Observer Mission in Kosovo held negotiations with the Kosovo Liberation Army on this issue.

3. On March 24, 1999, NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana announced in Brussels that due to the failure of the "final diplomatic efforts", in the name of "protecting human rights", he launched an attack on Yugoslavia. The air raid was codenamed "Allied Force".

4. On June 9, 1999, NATO representatives and Serbian representatives signed an agreement on specific arrangements for the withdrawal of Yugoslav troops from Kosovo in Macedonia, and the Yugoslav army immediately began to withdraw from Kosovo.

Result:

On June 20, 1999, NATO officially announced the end of its bombing of Yugoslavia. The air campaign of Operation Allied Force is officially over. The Kosovo War ended with the defeat of the Serbs.

Significance:

1. The Kosovo War showed that the world's multi-polarization process is facing severe challenges, but the general trend of transition to multi-polarity has not been reversed; the balance of power between major powers is seriously imbalanced, but The United States is still unable to achieve its goals by relying on power and hegemony; the status of the United Nations has been seriously challenged, but the United Nations is still an indispensable international security mechanism in today's world.

2. The norms of international law have been seriously trampled by the "new interventionism" of the United States, but not many countries agree that "human rights are higher than sovereignty"; world peace has encountered new and severe challenges, but peace and development are still The trend of the times.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kosovo War