At the same time , its failure to respond more decisively to the conflict once it had broken out is seen by many to have cost tens of thousands of lives . The prize is often described as most ambitious conflict management project ever undertaken . But Ker - Jones questions whether it has brought about as much peace as people think . He points to the still unresolved conflict in Kosovo as a major failing . However , it is in the Balkans that the prize has been greeted with most skepticism he finds .
The prize is often described as most ambitious conflict management project ever undertaken . But Ker - Jones questions whether it has brought about as much peace as people think . He points to the still unresolved conflict in Kosovo as a major failing . However , it is in the Balkans that the prize has been greeted with most skepticism he finds .