The Washington Monthly JOURNALISM AWARD
The Washington Monthly JOURNALISM AWARD FOR AUGUST 1992 IS PRESENTED TO John Newhouse The New Yorker Centuries-old ethnic rivalries stirred by Machiavellian leadership are commonly said...
...diplomats as the crisis unfolded, he shows how a series of diplomatic missteps were equally culpable in turning the breakup of Yugoslavia into a bloodbath...
...As tension brewed in the Balkans, he writes, "the key western governments flouted some of the first principles of statecraft and diplomacy...
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...The Washington Monthly JOURNALISM AWARD FOR AUGUST 1992 IS PRESENTED TO John Newhouse The New Yorker Centuries-old ethnic rivalries stirred by Machiavellian leadership are commonly said to be the cause of the recent carnage in the Balkans...
...In this patient, behind-the-scenes account of the maneuvering by European and U.S...
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...The Monthly Journalism Award is presented each month to the best newspaper, magazine, television, or radio story (or series of stories) on our political system...
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...But that, explains Newhouse in his August 24 "The Diplomatic Round: Dodging the Problem," is but part of the picture...
...For example, he explains, they made clear what they would not do in Yugoslavia, in the process giving away the heavy advantage of ambiguity...
...The gatekeepers of the New World Order, Newhouse ultimately shows, have been as responsible as the ethnic combatants themselves in allowing the breakup of Yugoslavia to dissolve into tragedy...
...The winner will be announced in the March issue...
Vol. 24 • November 1992 • No. 11
