Abstract
The paper relates that Vlade Divac was born on February 3, 1968 in Prijepolje, Yugoslavia and has attained worldwide fame as an NBA and Olympics basketball player. The paper discusses how his professional career began in Yugoslavia's capital when he played center on the Partizan Belgrade team, and his talent and aggressive playing style impressed NBA scouts so he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1989, where he played for seven years until being traded to the Charlotte Hornets. The paper relates that from 1998 until 2004, he played for the Sacramento Kings, and then returned to the Lakers the following year.

From the Paper
"Vlade Divac was born on February 3, 1968 in Prijepolje, Yugoslavia and has attained worldwide fame as an NBA and Olympics basketball player. His professional career began in Yugoslavia's capital when he played center on the Partizan Belgrade team. His talent and aggressive playing style impressed NBA scouts and he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1989, where he played for seven years until being traded to the Charlotte Hornets. From 1998 until 2004, he played for the Sacramento Kings, and then returned to the Lakers the following year."

Tags:vlade, divac, biography

Abstract
This paper analyzes recent U.S. involvements in international peacekeeping efforts in Iraq, Rwanda and the Balkans. The paper assesses why the U.S. made these foreign policy decisions by studying the political considerations, human rights issues, "mission creep", regional stability and the economic impact of these conflicts. Then the paper evaluates the outcome of these efforts by weighing the costs -- both economically and militarily -- against the successes of the mission.
Abstract
Chapter 1: The Background
Chapter 2: Issues Analysis
Human Rights
Political Considerations and Organizational Roles
Economic Issues
The Unilateral vs. Coalition Use of US Forces
Chapter 3: Policy Evaluations
The National Interest
Costs
The Risks
Military Readiness and Public Support
Chapter 4: Conclusions and Recommendations

From the Paper
"The analysis and evaluation of the policies of using United States (US) armed forces from the standpoint of our National Security in International Peace-keeping, Peace-enforcement and Humanitarian operations is a quite difficult and complex undertaking given the fact that the primary responsibility for these three dominate and very important World issues falls under the control of General Assembly and Security Council of the United Nations in accordance with their charter and International Law. Add to this caveat the fact that US Foreign Policy is formulated within three separate and quite different agencies of which the National Security Agency is but one and the task becomes even more complex. These agencies of course are the Department of State, the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency."

Tags:Iraq, Rwanda, Balkans, military, unilateral, use, of, force, Milosevic, Belgrade