Below is a draft structure for a research paper analyzing the operation, focusing on its strategic military execution, political impact, and humanitarian consequences.
: How the loss of Western Slavonia weakened the RSK's "strategy of reprisal" and signaled the impending collapse of the rebel state. IV. Humanitarian and Legal Consequences
: Operation Bljesak served as a "proof of concept" for the modern Croatian military, demonstrating the shift from a defensive force to a mobile, NATO-standard offensive power that paved the way for Operation Storm. II. The Military Offensive (May 1–2, 1995)
: How the operation is celebrated today in Croatia as a major liberation vs. its perception as a tragedy in Serbian historiography. V. Conclusion
I. Introduction