Was Ireland S Participation In The United Nations Peacekeeping Operation In The Congo Onuc 1960 64 Less A Strategic Strand Of Overall Foreign Policy Than A Series Of Pragmatic Decisions Taken In The Context Of Its Recent Membership Of The Un And Of National Considerations

Author : Trevor Findlay,Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : 0198292821

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The Use of Force in UN Peace Operations by Trevor Findlay,Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Pdf

One of the most vexing issues that has faced the international community since the end of the Cold War has been the use of force by the United Nations peacekeeping forces. UN intervention in civil wars, as in Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Rwanda, has thrown into stark relief the difficulty of peacekeepers operating in situations where consent to their presence and activities is fragile or incomplete and where there is little peace to keep. Complex questions arise in these circumstances. When and how should peacekeepers use force to protect themselves, to protect their mission, or, most troublingly, to ensure compliance by recalcitrant parties with peace accords? Is a peace enforcement role for peacekeepers possible or is this simply war by another name? Is there a grey zone between peacekeeping and peace enforcement? Trevor Findlay reveals the history of the use of force by UN peacekeepers from Sinai in the 1950s to Haiti in the 1990s. He untangles the arguments about the use of force in peace operations and sets these within the broader context of military doctrine and practice. Drawing on these insights the author examines proposals for future conduct of UN operations, including the formulation of UN peacekeeping doctrine and the establishment of a UN rapid reaction force.

Author : Rob McRae,Don Hubert
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773569300

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Human Security and the New Diplomacy by Rob McRae,Don Hubert Pdf

Written by diplomatic practitioners, Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a straightforward account of challenges already overcome and the prospect for further progress. From the evolution of peace-keeping, to peacebuilding, humanitarian intervention, war-affected children, international humanitarian law, the International Criminal Court, the economic agendas of conflict, transnational crime, and the emergence of connectivity and a global civil society, the authors offer new insights into the importance of considering these issues as part of a single agenda. Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a case-study of a major Canadian foreign policy initiative and a detailed account of the first phase of the human security agenda. The story of Canada's leading role in promoting a humanitarian approach to international relations, it will be of interest to foreign policy specialists and students alike. Contributors include David Angell, Alan Bones, Michael Bonser, Terry Cormier, Patricia Fortier, Bob Fowler, Elissa Goldberg, Mark Gwozdecky, Sam Hanson, Paul Heinbecker, Eric Hoskins, Don Hubert, David Lee, Dan Livermore, Jennifer Loten, Rob McRae, Valerie Ooterveld, Victor Rakmil, Darryl Robinson, Jill Sinclair, Michael Small, Ross Snyder, Carmen Sorger, and Roman Waschuk.

Author : Catherine Goetze
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472053414

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The Distinction of Peace by Catherine Goetze Pdf

Investigates both the creation of the peacebuilding field and what the field reveals about global relations

Author : James Cotton,David Lee
Publisher : Longueville Books
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Australia
ISBN : UCLA:L0106224033

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Australia and the United Nations by James Cotton,David Lee Pdf

This landmark reference work is the first complete history of Australia and its relationship with, and role within, the United Nations. On 17 January 1946, when the United Nations Security Council held its inaugural session, an Australian representative, Norman Makin, presided.If all members adhered to the principles of the United Nations Charter, predicted Makin, the United Nations would become "a great power for the good of the world, bringing that freedom from fear, which is necessary before we can hope for progress and welfare in all lands". Australia and the United Nations traces how Australia committed itself to the United Nations project, from before the convening of the first United Nations Security Council until the eve of its election to a fifth term on that body. The book begins with Australian involvement with the organisation that preceded the United Nations, the League of Nations. It then analyses the role played by Australian Minister for External Affairs, HV Evatt, and his staff in framing the United Nations Charter at San Francisco in 1945. Three chapters analyse Australia's diplomacy towards the Security Council, its efforts in peacekeeping, and evolving policies and attitudes towards arms control and disarmament. Two chapters discuss Australia's engagement with the United Nations' manifold specialised agencies and the role of the broader UN family in development. Another two chapters are devoted to a study of Australia's role in areas of United Nations operation only dimly foreseen by its founders at San Francisco-decolonisation and the environment. The two final chapters examine Australia's contribution to the promotion of human rights and international law and the important role it has played seeking to improve the United Nations' performance to equip it to meet new challenges in global politics. Australia and the United Nations tells us what was done in the past, and why. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand Australia's multilateral diplomacy, and our future choices.

Author : Ramesh Thakur
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139456944

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The United Nations, Peace and Security by Ramesh Thakur Pdf

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.

Author : Alan Bryden,Heiner Hänggi
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3825890198

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Security Governance in Post-conflict Peacebuilding by Alan Bryden,Heiner Hänggi Pdf

Post-conflict peacebuilding has become a primary concern of international politics. Indeed, the UN reform agenda, including the creation of a peacebuilding commission, makes clear that more must be done to prevent societies from falling back into violent struggle. Building up domestic capacity to provide security in an accountable manner plays a crucial role in this context. Applying a security governance perspective, this volume examines a number of key issues that must be addressed by both post-conflict societies and the international community as they confront the task of rebuilding after armed conflict. This includes security sector reform (SSR), disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), rule of law and transitional justice. Alan Bryden is deputy head of research at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (Switzerland). Heiner Hnggi is assistant director and head of research at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces.

Author : Matthew Craven,Matthew C. R. Craven,Sundhya Pahuja,Gerry Simpson,Anna Saunders
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108499187

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International Law and the Cold War by Matthew Craven,Matthew C. R. Craven,Sundhya Pahuja,Gerry Simpson,Anna Saunders Pdf

This is the first book to examine in detail the relationship between the Cold War and International Law.

Author : Edward Newman,Roland Paris,Oliver P. Richmond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114491793

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New Perspectives on Liberal Peacebuilding by Edward Newman,Roland Paris,Oliver P. Richmond Pdf

Africa; Sierra Leone; Afghanistan; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Timor-Leste; Sri Lanka; Palestine; Israel; United Nations; Lebanon; Cambodia; Central America.

Author : Jared Genser,Bruno Stagno Ugarte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107040076

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The United Nations Security Council in the Age of Human Rights by Jared Genser,Bruno Stagno Ugarte Pdf

The first comprehensive look at the human rights dimensions of the work of the only UN body capable of compelling action by its member states.

Author : Samson Opondo,Michael J. Shapiro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136345081

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The New Violent Cartography by Samson Opondo,Michael J. Shapiro Pdf

This edited volume seeks to propose and examine different, though related, critical responses to modern cultures of war among other cultural practices of statecraft. Taken together, these essays present a space of creative engagement with the political and draw on a broad range of cultural contexts and genres of expressions to provoke the thinking that exceeds the conventional stories and practices of international relations. In contrast to a macropolitical focus on state policy and inter-state hostilities, the contributors to this volume treat the micropolitics of violence and dissensus that occur below [besides and against] the level and gaze that comprehends official map-making, policy-making and implementation practices. At a minimum, the counter-narratives presented in these essays disturb the functions, identities, and positions assigned by the nation-state, thereby multiplying relations between bodies, the worlds where they live, and the ways in which they are ‘equipped’ for fitting in them. Contributions deploy feature films, literature, photography, architecture to think the political in ways that offer glimpses of realities that are fugitive within existing perspectives. Bringing together a wide range of theorists from a host of geographical, cultural and theoretical contexts, this work explores the different ways in which an aesthetic treatment of world politics can contribute to an ethics of encounter predicated on minimal violence in encounters with people with different practices of identity. This work provides a significant contribution to the field of international theory, encouraging us to rethink politics and ethics in the world today.

Author : Trevor C. Salmon,Mark F. Imber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134084173

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Issues In International Relations by Trevor C. Salmon,Mark F. Imber Pdf

Students come to study International Relations at university driven by a variety of motives and active concern to study great contemporary issues, such as the causes and persistence of war, threats of nuclear proliferation and terrorism, the persistence of global poverty amid globalization’s riches and longer term threats to sustainable development. Building on the success of the first edition, Issues in International Relations 2ed provides students with a clear, but stimulating, introduction to the most significant issues within international relations in the 21st Century. Written by experienced teachers in a jargon-free way, it assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, and allows students approaching International Relations for the first time to gain confidence in what is an often complicated and confusing discipline. Completely revised throughout with the addition of ten new chapters, this textbook; introduces key conceptual issues, including theories of international relations, power, sovereignty and globalisation considers contemporary global problems such as: force and security; law and military intervention; terrorism; the environment; religion explains the relationship between global politics and economics with chapters on international organisations, international political economy and development provides students with boxed 'revision-style' notes and case studies throughout the text and a guide to further reading and websites at the end of each chapter. This book is ideal reading for students on introductory international relations courses.

Author : Mattias Viktorin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Armed Forces
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132627402

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Exercising Peace by Mattias Viktorin Pdf

Author : Donald C.F. Daniel,Bradd C. Hayes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349238552

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Beyond Traditional Peacekeeping by Donald C.F. Daniel,Bradd C. Hayes Pdf

As the UN celebrates its 50th anniversary, it is embroiled in controversy sparked by its recent extensive involvement in operations which go beyond traditional peacekeeping. This book brings together leading scholars and practitioners who explicate the issues at the heart of the controversy and recommend changes for the organisation and its member states. In dedicated analyses as well as in case studies, the authors focus on issues of sovereignty and intervention, national commitments to non- traditional missions, and operational efficiency and effectiveness when undertaking such missions.

Author : Corneliu Bjola,Markus Kornprobst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351766821

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Understanding International Diplomacy by Corneliu Bjola,Markus Kornprobst Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of international diplomacy, covering both theory and practice. This second edition has been revised and updated, with new material on such key contemporary issues as Syria, Ukraine, migration and the South China Sea. The text summarizes and discusses the major trends in the field of diplomacy, providing an innovative theoretical approach to understanding diplomacy not as a collection of practices or a set of historical traditions, but as a form of institutionalized communication through which authorized representatives produce, manage and distribute public goods. The book: Traces the evolution of diplomacy from its beginnings in ancient Egypt, Greece and China to our current age of global diplomacy. Examines theoretical explanations about how diplomats take decisions, make relations and shape the world. Discusses normative approaches to how diplomacy ought to adapt itself to the twenty-first century, help re-make states and assist the peaceful evolution of international order. In sum, Understanding International Diplomacy provides an up-to-date, accessible and authoritative overview of how diplomacy works and, indeed, ought to work in a globalized world. This textbook will be essential reading for students of international diplomacy, and is highly recommended for students of crisis negotiation, international organizations, foreign policy and IR in general.

Author : Olawale Ismail,Elisabeth Sköns
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199686424

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The Security Activities of External Actors in Africa by Olawale Ismail,Elisabeth Sköns Pdf

This book is the first to map comprehensively the security-related policies, strategies and activities of major external actors in Africa, assessing the involvement of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, the EU, and the UN