The next Balkan wars.

The article forecasts political instability and future war on the Balkan Peninsula. Balkan political history is reviewed, political and social conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Macedonia are identified, the exertion of political leverage in the region by the U.S. and subsequently the European Union is described, and information is offered on the international relations consequences of alleged mismanagement of Balkan political reforms following the principal of conditionality.