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India and UN peacekeeping operations
International Peacekeeping, 1997In the context of post‐Cold War security structures, India is undergoing a major re‐evaluation of both its regional and global roles. In the past, participation in UN peacekeeping operations represented a significant means by which India could demonstrate both its Third World credentials and its continuing commitment to the ideals and ethos of the ...
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Increasing Operational Effectiveness in UN Peacekeeping
Armed Forces & Society, 2009In this article, the authors argue that an increased percentage of female military personnel on UN peacekeeping operations is beneficial to operational effectiveness. They establish a case for a greater proportion of female service personnel that is based on three main premises: (1) a force adequately representative of female service personnel in ...
Bridges, Donna V., Horsfall, Debbie
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Predicting the Size of UN Peacekeeping Operations
Armed Forces & Society, 1998We present a statistical model that predicts the force size of United Nations peacekeeping operations, relying on experiences from thirty-nine peacekeeping operations over the period 1945-1994. As we expected, the type of mission performed by the peacekeeping operation was a major factor in determining force size. Although the second-generation mission
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Military realities of UN peacekeeping operations
The RUSI Journal, 1993In this candid account of his experiences in the former Yugoslavia, Major General Lewis MacKenzie addresses the central issues of UN involvement in this war‐tom area, where not only do UN troops feel their hands are tied by the limits of the UN mandate, but they also experience open hostility from the very people they have been sent to protect, who ...
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The Use of Force in UN Peacekeeping Operations
The RUSI Journal, 2015Although the demand for UN peacekeepers shows little sign of abating, a sense of uncertainty and malaise continues to colour discussions about the future of UN peacekeeping. Of the many issues facing the UN High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations that was set up in 2014, the use of force by UN peacekeepers is likely to attract particular ...
Berdal, Mats, Ucko, David H.
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En-Gendering UN Peacekeeping Operations
International Journal, 2005Contrary to the optimistic projections of some analysts, the end of the Cold War has not resulted in diminished threats to world peace and security, but rather in new and more complex ones.' In the post-Cold War decade, the international community has experienced violence and suffering in a gross and indiscriminate manner, forcing a reevaluation of ...
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Assessing the success of UN peacekeeping operations
International Peacekeeping, 1996Despite the growth in the study of UN peacekeeping, one crucial aspect has been neglected: how to judge whether a peacekeeping operation has been successful or not. There are four ways that operational success can be measured: mandate performance, facilitation of conflict resolution, conflict containment, and limitation of casualties.
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Determinants of Success in un Peacekeeping Operations
2012This book examines forty-six UN peacekeeping operations, initiated from 1956 through 2006 to manage cases of intrastate and interstate conflicts, to identify the most significant factors that could help to explain the success or lack of success of such operations.
Jacques L. Koko, Essoh J. M. C. Essis
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China’s Stand on UN Peacekeeping Operations
China Report, 2005This paper focuses on China’s stand on UN peacekeeping operations (UNPKO) with the objective of understanding the wider perspective of its foreign policy determinants. Further, as peacekeeping operations (PKO) are connected with issues of international peace and security, China’s changing stand on these provides some insights into its security concerns.
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