United Nations Peacekeeping in the Post-Cold War Era

Bibliographic Data

ID19897787
AuthorsJohn Terence O'Neill, Nick Rees
Year2005
Publication date2005-10-05
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueUnited Nations Peacekeeping in the Post-Cold War Era (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203307434
OpenAlexW1500830647
Open LibraryOL33706654M
ISBN9780203307434
LanguageEN
Citations received12

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

Cold war · Development economics · Economics · Peacekeeping · Political science · Politics · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration · 1945 · 1989 · International police · World politics

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