Quote by Andrew Feinstein

I believe that the politics of intervention and the Kosovo war prompted a fresh resumption of the arms race worldwide.

— Paul Virilio

He was driven by the idea that when Milosevic grabs a part of Bosnia, Croatia should get a piece of it, too.

— Stjepan Mesic

It's absurd to accuse Serbia and the Serbs for the armed secession of Croatia,.

— Slobodan Milosević

The Muslims wanted to reign over the whole of Mostar, then gain ground to the sea and finally create an Islamic state. That is…

— Franjo Tudjman

It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that…

— Simone Weil

The reason that the Croats want a state of their own is that they fear being cut into little pieces by the Serbs.

— Michael Ignatieff

The fact is that there was a long war in which Serbia and its capital Belgrade were bombarded and attacked with missiles. It was…

— Vladimir Putin

First and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war.

— Alva Myrdal

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Let's recall Bosnia in 1995. As we know well, the European peacekeeping contingent, represented by the Dutch troops, did not want to get involved…

— Vladimir Putin

...war is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but…

— Livy

Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.

— Pat Buchanan