United Nations Peace Operations Revisited

The first international peace operation by the United Nations took place in 1948. Seventy-five years later, more than one hundred multilateral missions have been launched on a global scale as mechanisms of international conflict management and resolution. This book offers a critical assessment of the historical development, aims, and performance of these peace operations, as well as their controversies, contemporary challenges, and future outlook.

Auteur
Stiven Tremaria is a research associate at the Chair of Political Sciences at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Armed Forces, Hamburg, Germany.

Contenu

1. Peace Operations and International Conflict Management 2. Historical Development, Types and Participating Actors of Peace Operations 3. Aims and Performance of Peace Operations: a. Observation, Monitoring and Reporting b. Peacekeeping and Enforcement c. Stabilization and Counterterrorism d. Security Sector Reform e. Special Political Missions: Mediation and Negotiation 4. Controversial Issues and Contemporary Challenges: a. Protection of Civilians b. Unintended Consequences c. Gender d. Regionalization e. Privatization 5. Future Outlook: Short, Middle and Long-Term Perspectives