History glossary
Kosovo crisis
the 1998–1999 conflict and humanitarian emergency in Kosovo that led to NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia.
- Category
- Conflict
- Region
- Europe
- Date range
- 1998–1999
What it means
The 1998–1999 conflict and humanitarian emergency in Kosovo, where Serbian repression of Kosovo Albanians led NATO to launch air strikes against Yugoslavia without direct UN Security Council authorization.
Stories using this term
The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia fractured through crisis, nationalism, and war, collapsing violently in the 1990s.
The World After The Cold War
From the fall of the Soviet Union to the rise of China and global terrorism, this story traces the turbulent reshaping of the international order after 1991.
