Croatology, Vol. 14 No. 1, 2023.
Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.59323/k.14.1.14
Kosovo Liberation Army in the Discourse of International Authors
Besim Qeriqi
orcid.org/0000-0003-1554-5284
; Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb
Abstract
This paper aims to recall the main events that influenced Kosovo to receive international attention in the late 1990s. This paper contains an analysis that focuses on the circumstances of the establishment of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) from the viewpoint of international authors. KLA in International Discourse is an analytical review of international debate on what constituted KLA, its purpose and function, and examines the role of internal and international perceptions on the topic and the fundamental course of events that made Kosovo take its historical movement towards independence that it has today. A selection of special literature has been used such as scientific articles, memoirs, monographs, publications, etc. Following an objective approach, the main causes of creating the Kosovo
Liberation Army and the debate that sparked its founding are discussed. The information on the international debate on KLA) managed to unite Albanians over their just cause in their struggle for liberation. As a result of the just idea of liberation, the popular effort, the issue of Kosovo managed
to quickly get international attention, with the most powerful political-military states, US and NATO, lining up in defense of the Albanian people, and in cooperation with the KLA ended the Serbian regime in Kosovo.
Keywords
Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA); International Debate; War; Dialogue; Conference of Rambouillet
Hrčak ID:
306413
URI
Publication date:
1.7.2023.
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