Transforming a Guerilla into a Regular Army From the Kosovo Liberation Army to the Army of the Republic of Kosovo

This book sheds light on a particularly complex aspect of post-conflict security reform: the transformation of the Kosovo Liberation Army into the Kosovo Security Force, a unique political and legal process. The authors demonstrate how different international and domestic actors played a role in this process and navigated a complex web of international law, political interests and the requirements to maintain peace and security in Kosovo and the region. It makes a special contribution to ongoing discussions on state development and peacebuilding, while acting as a case study for upcoming post-conflict scenarios.

1. The Origins of the Albanian-Serbian Conflict.- 2. The Kosovo Liberation Army.- 3. Unmik, Kfor, and the Kosovo Protection Corps.- 4. Kosovo’s Independence and the Kosovo Security Force.- 5. From Kosovo Security Force to Kosovo Army.- 6. Kosovo Liberation Army on Trial.- 7. Where Next?.

Robert Muharremi is Director of the Center for Peace & Conflict Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology, Kosovo Campus, Kosovo.

Alisa Ramadani is Lieutenant in the Kosovo Security Force, Kosovo.