• 'Deterrence by Presence' is No Deterrence at All -- [Global Policy Forum] ( April 17, 2002)The Dutch report on Srebrenica sends a warning that weak and inefficient peacekeeping missions will lose against the “peace-breakers who us[e] force freely and criminally.” Popular (Added: 14-May-2004 Hits: 2099 Rating: 8.50 Votes: 2) Rate It

• Beasts in Blue Berets -- What happens when the planetary police run amok and become the agents of bloodshed? Popular (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 1100 Rating: 5.50 Votes: 2) Rate It

• Holbrooke criticises UN peacekeeping -- (June 15, 2000) In this article from the BBC, former U.S. ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke, calls for a major overhaul of its international peacekeeping operations. Popular (Added: 21-Jul-2004 Hits: 1580 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

• Paving the Road to Hell: The Failure of U.N. Peacekeeping -- William Shawcross shows how U.N. peacekeeping has failed but does not draw the obvious conclusion: the world's hot spots need U.S. intervention, and plenty of it. Popular (Added: 19-May-2004 Hits: 2841 Rating: 7.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

• The UN in Congo: The failure of a peacekeeping mission -- The charter of the UN is to ensure world peace, but this mandate is being sorely tested in Congo, where the organization has 10,800 peacekeepers. Popular (Added: 19-May-2004 Hits: 1471 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

• Why UN can't keep peace -- A UN commission put out an honest report last week on how the UN can do a better job at peacekeeping. It would be comforting to think the report will prompt such changes. The reality is that probably won't happen because of the UN's organizational culture, the way its members use it, and the nature of today's conflicts. Popular (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 1095 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• 'Peacekeeping Fiascoes' Offers Lessons for U.S. in Afghanistan -- The book "Peacekeeping Fiascoes of the 1990s" offers lessons and warnings for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan... (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 1084 Rating: 5.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

• French Insist Britain Must Share Blame For Srebrenica -- [Global Policy Forum] (November 30, 2001) The French parliamentary inquiry into the fall of the UN “safe-area” in Bosnia harshly criticized the UN Security Council for "undertaking commitments they did not respect because they did not equip themselves with the means." (Added: 14-May-2004 Hits: 195 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• In Angola, UN Peacekeeping Sounds 'Retreat' -- (March 20, 1999) Latest withdrawal in Angola reflects dwindling hope and support for global intervention. The UN's peacekeeping process and the way the United States influence it. An analysis of the past and an outlook on the future. (Added: 19-May-2004 Hits: 643 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Kashmir: The Problem of UN Peacekeeping Contributing to Political Stasis -- Review of Felicity Volk, Chapter in Building International Community, Kevin Clements and Robin Ward, eds. (Added: 12-May-2004 Hits: 681 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Mozambique's Successful Peacekeeping Operation Not Replicated Elsewhere -- "The UN has made its contribution and the peacekeepers have left. While the blue helmets facilitated the process, it was the Mozambicans themselves who made peace a reality and, in the long run, it will they who determine whether it lasts." (Added: 12-May-2004 Hits: 272 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Peacekeeping Is No Longer about Helping 'Them' but 'Us' -- [Global Policy Forum] (July 5, 2002) The peacekeeping failures in Rwanda or Bosnia showed the need for direct involvement of major military powers. The “war on terrorism” has made UN peacekeeping a convenient tool in western foreign policies. The future of peacekeeping will depend on reconciling past experiences and new needs. (Added: 14-May-2004 Hits: 1021 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Peacekeeping Lesson? -- Peacekeeping on the cheap is a recipe for failure. Sierra Leone is the latest case in point, as its fragile peace accord unravels unhindered by international peacekeeping efforts. The resumption of hostilities between government and rebel forces in May - in which rebels took hundreds of UN peacekeepers prisoner - was hardly a surprise. It was clear from the moment the peace agreement was signed last July that the fragile accord would need a strong peacekeeping presence to enforce it. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 798 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Peacekeeping missions painted as booze-soaked orgies -- A book by three current and former U.N. employees about peacekeeping operations portrays wild parties with alcohol and drugs, and convicts and mental-asylum inmates passing as soldiers. (Added: 27-May-2004 Hits: 672 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Peacekeeping's Unsavory Side -- [Global Policy Forum] (June 10, 2003) A UNIFEM report finds that instances of rape and human trafficking “often coexist alongside peacekeeping operations.” Barbara Crossette reports on the individuals who expose bad behavior among UN peacekeepers and the populations under their protection. (Added: 14-May-2004 Hits: 557 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

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