Australia and the New World Order: From Peacekeeping to Peace Enforcement: 1988–1991

by David Horner

• ISBN13: 9780521765879
• ISBN10: 0521765870
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-29
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This volume of the Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations is the first comprehensive study of Australia's role in the peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations that developed at the end of the Cold War. It recounts vital missions including Namibia (198990), Iran (198890) and Pakistan/Afghanistan (198993), and focuses primarily on Australia's reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, including its maritime interception operations, and its controversial participation in the 1991 Gulf War. With exclusive access to Australian Government records and through extensive interviews, David Horner explains the high-level political background to these activities and analyses the conduct of the missions. He brings to life the little-known, yet remarkable stories of many individuals who took part. This is an authoritative and compelling history of how members of the Australian Defence Force engaged with the world at a crucial time in international affairs.

Table of Contents

Chronology

Maps

Abbreviations

Preface

Strategy and Policy

Toward a 'New World Order': global political, strategic and peacekeeping developments: 1988-1991

Responding to a New World Order: Australian overseas deployments and peacekeeping: 1988-1991

New Major Peace Operations

An international obligation: Australia's commitment to Namibia: 1979-1989

Establishing the force: the first UNTAG contingent: March-August 1989

Success in Namibia: the second UNTAG contingent: September 1989-April 1990

Shadows from a distant war: Australia and the Iran-Iraq War: 1980-1988

A mission of presence: military observers in Iran: 1988-1990

The genesis of humanitarian demining: the UNMCTT in Pakistan: 1989-1991

Balancing the risks: mine clearers in Pakistan and Afghanistan: 1991-1993

The First Gulf War

In defence of vital interests: committing a naval force: August 1990

Off to the Gulf: the first deployment: August-September 1990

Debate and decision: government policy and the Gulf crisis: August-September 1990

Boarding and searching: maritime interception in the Gulf of Oman: September-December 1990

A serious decision: committing Australians to war: September-December 1990

Into the Persian Gulf: the second naval deployment: September-December 1990

Countdown to a deadline: preparing for war: 1-16 January 1991

A supporting role: the RAN in Desert Storm: 17 January-24 February 1991

End of the war: into Kuwait: 24 February-May 1991

Conclusion

Appendixes

Bibliography

Index

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