United Nations Peacekeeping in the Post-Cold War Era
Rees, Nick, O'Neill, John Terence
ISBN 10: 0714684899 ISBN 13: 9780714684895
Published by Taylor & Francis Group, 2005
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Synopsis:
This new study questions whether peacekeeping fundamentally changed between the Cold War and Post-Cold War periods.
Focusing on contrasting case studies of the Congo, Cyprus, Somalia and Angola, as well as more recent operations in Sierra Leone and East Timor, it probes new evidence with clarity and rigour.
The authors conclude that most peacekeeping operations - whether in the Cold War or Post-Cold War periods - were flawed due to the failure of the UN member states to agree upon achievable objectives, the precise nature of the operations and provision of the necessary resources, and unrealistic post-1989 expectations that UN peacekeeping operations could be adapted to the changed international circumstances. The study concludes by looking at the Brahimi reforms, questions whether these are realistically achievable and looks at their impact on contemporary peace operations in Sierra Leone, East Timor and elsewhere.
About the Author:
John Terence O'Neill is a former Colonel in the Irish Defence Forces, who has served on UN missions in the Congo (1961), Lebanon (1982-83) and Angola (1993), and recently completed a PhD at Trinity College Dublin. Nicholas Rees is Dean of Graduate Studies and Jean Monnet Professor of European Institutions and International Relations at the University of Limerick. He is the co-author of Ireland's Poor Relations: Irish Foreign Policy Towards the Third World.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: United Nations Peacekeeping in the Post-Cold...
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition.