The United Kingdom and International Peacekeeping
1960–2014
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10478346 |
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| Authors | Geraint Hughes (0000-0002-6795-7478, King's College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 467-477 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00358533.2017.1352148 |
| OpenAlex | W2460632474 |
| Language | EN |
The UK has continued to regard itself as a world power despite the reduction in its capability for intervention overseas. Its armed forces pride themselves on professionalism, competence and adaptability. In practice their involvement in peacekeeping operation has been sporadic given different priorities, defence cuts and public unease about military intervention overseas. The UK’s current involvement is minimal and the UK is likely to remain a marginal player for the foreseeable future
Adaptability · Competence (human resources · Economics · Intervention (counseling · Management · Peacekeeping · Political science · Pride · Public relations · Law · Medicine · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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