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Crony attack is the strategy of targeting of key elite supporters of an enemy leader in order to effect policy change in the attackers favor. It is also one of a set of tools used in coercive diplomacy. Others include: economic sanctions, and information operations. To properly and efficiently leverage the potentially powerful mechanism of crony attack demands coordination among those responsible for wielding the military, diplomatic, economic and informational instruments of national power. This thesis describes crony attack, comments on requirements for successful development of crony attack methodology, and investigates a prominent case where the U.S. apparently used this strategy. This thesis treats crony attack primarily as a form of strategic attack, carried out during the air campaign portion of military operations. This thesis outlines a theoretical foundation for such a targeting strategy. While acknowledging that current policy and practice regarding ongoing and recent crony attacks are properly mired in secrecy, the case of crony attack against the Milosevic regime during Operation Allied Force in 1999 is investigated. The damage to capital-producing facilities controlled by key political supporters of Slobodan Milosevic and his wife eventually incited those supporters to push for policy change and an end to the war.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
