UN Peacekeeping, American Policy and the Uncivil Wars of the 1990s
UN Peacekeeping, American Policy and the Uncivil Wars of the 1990s

Author: William J. Durch

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 1996-12-12

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9780312160753

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In a stunning follow-up to his well-received The Evolution of UN Peacekeeping , William Durch looks at the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations as they took shape during the present decade. El Salvador, Angola, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Cambodia and the former Yugoslavia all harboured explosive political situations that tested, and in some cases continue to test, the limits of the United Nations ability to keep peace in a world where the political situation is constantly changing. Anyone interested in international politics and peacekeeping will want to read Durch's newest.

UN Peacekeeping, American Politics, and the Uncivil Wars of the 1990s
UN Peacekeeping, American Politics, and the Uncivil Wars of the 1990s

Author: William J. Durch

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9780333680216

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'...the single most authoritative text on peacekeeping in the post-cold war era...the cases are comprehensive and incisive...and the authors bring sharp analysis, clean prose, and much experience in recent peace-keeping operations. Anyone wanting help navigating the labyrinths of today's internal conflicts should read this book.' - Stephen John Steadman, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Clinton, Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Interventionism
Clinton, Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Interventionism

Author: Leonie Murray

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-08-07

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1134125550

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This volume re-examines the evidence surrounding the rise and fall of peacekeeping policy during the first Clinton Administration. Specifically, it asks: what happened to cause the Clinton Executive to abandon its previously favoured policy platform of humanitarian multilateralism? Clinton, Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Interventionism aims to satisfy a large gap in our understanding of events surrounding 1990s peacekeeping policy, humanitarian intervention and the Rwandan genocide, as well as shedding some light on US policy on Africa, and the issues surrounding the current peacekeeping debate. Leonie Murray takes an unorthodox stance with regard to the role of public opinion on peacekeeping policy, and delves deeper into the roles that the legislature, the military, and in particular, the executive had to play in the development of US peacekeeping policy in the 1990s. The conclusions reached concerning the role of the United States and the International Community in the face of the Rwandan Genocide are of particular note in their departure from the accepted wisdom on the subject. This book will be of interest to students of peacekeeping, international relations, US foreign policy and humanitarian intervention.

The Evolution of US Peacekeeping Policy Under Clinton
The Evolution of US Peacekeeping Policy Under Clinton

Author: Michael G. MacKinnon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1135260613

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This fascinating study examines the dynamic process through which the Clinton administration developed a policy towards UN peace support operations. The author addresses the fundamental question: what factors influenced the shift in US policy towards the United Nations and its peace support operations and which factors were clearly dominant? Based on primary sources and interviews with political personalities and officials, the author examines four main factors which shaped the development of policy: the Executive branch, the bureaucracies (the State Department and Department of Defense), Congress and public opinion. These provide the basis for the core chapters of the book, which also contains a chapter on methodology and a chapter of summary analysis.

UN Peacekeeping, American Politics, and the Uncivil Wars of the 1990s
UN Peacekeeping, American Politics, and the Uncivil Wars of the 1990s

Author: William J. Durch

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9780333680209

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'...the single most authoritative text on peacekeeping in the post-cold war era...the cases are comprehensive and incisive...and the authors bring sharp analysis, clean prose, and much experience in recent peace-keeping operations. Anyone wanting help navigating the labyrinths of today's internal conflicts should read this book.' - Stephen John Steadman, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

The United Nations and peacekeeping, 1988–95
The United Nations and peacekeeping, 1988–95

Author: Chen Kertcher

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2016-06-17

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1526100347

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Using more than 600 UN documents that analyse the discussions in the UN Security Council, General Assembly and Secretariat, The United Nations and peacekeeping, 1988-95 presents innovative explanations on how after the Cold War UN peacekeeping operations became the dominant response to conflicts around the globe. This study offers a vivid description of these changes through the analysis of the evolution in the concept and practice of United Nations peacekeeping operations from 1988 to 1995. The research is anchored primarily in United Nations documents, which were produced following the diplomatic discussions that took place in the General Assembly, the Security Council and the UN Secretariat on the subject of peacekeeping in general and in the cases of Cambodia, Former Yugoslavia and Somalia in particular. These large and complex operations were the testing ground for the new roles of peacekeeping in democratisation, humanitarian aid, resettlement of refugees, demobilisation of armed forces, economic development and advancement of good government.

“Here Is Hell”
“Here Is Hell”

Author: Grant Dawson

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0774840161

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Grant Dawson's analysis of political, diplomatic, and military decision making avoids a narrow focus on the shocking offences of a few Canadian soldiers, deftly investigating the broader context of the deployment in Somalia. He shows how media pressure, government optimism about the United Nations, and the Canadian traditions of multilateralism and peacekeeping all helped to determine the level, length, and tenor of the country's operations. His findings will undoubtedly play a seminal role in informing scholarly debate about this important period in Canadian diplomacy and military engagement.

Peacekeeping and Public Information
Peacekeeping and Public Information

Author: Ingrid Lehmann

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-12-07

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1135259771

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Ms Lehmann has provided a timely and challenging prescription for just how the goals of placing communication functions at the heart of the strategic management of the UN might be achieved - and a dramatic warning of the consequences of failing to do so.

The United Nations, Peace and Security
The United Nations, Peace and Security

Author: Ramesh Thakur

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-06-08

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1139456946

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Preventing humanitarian atrocities is becoming as important for the United Nations as dealing with inter-state war. In this book, Ramesh Thakur examines the transformation in UN operations, analysing its changing role and structure. He asks why, when and how force may be used and argues that the growing gulf between legality and legitimacy is evidence of an eroded sense of international community. He considers the tension between the US, with its capacity to use force and project power, and the UN, as the centre of the international law enforcement system. He asserts the central importance of the rule of law and of a rules-based order focused on the UN as the foundation of a civilised system of international relations. This book will be of interest to students of the UN and international organisations in politics, law and international relations departments, as well as policymakers in the UN and other NGOs.