United Nations Peacekeeping In The Post-Cold War Era

by O'Neill,John Terence

• ISBN13: 9780714655970
• ISBN10: 071465597X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This study examines whether peacekeeping fundamentally changed between the Cold War and Post-Cold War periods focusing on contrasting case studies of the Congo, Cyprus, Somalia and Angola, as well as more recent operations in Sierra Leone and East Timor. The authors conclude that most peacekeeping operations-whether in the Cold War or Post-Cold War periods-were flawed due to the failure of the UN member states to agree upon achievable objectives, the precise nature of the operations and provision of the necessary resources, and unrealistic post-1989 expectations that UN peacekeeping operations could be adapted to the changed international circumstances. The study concludes by looking at the Brahimi reforms, questions whether these are realistically achievable and looks at their impact on contemporary peace operations in Sierra Leone, East Timor and elsewhere.

Author Biography

John Terence O'Neill is a former Colonel in the Irish Defence Forces, and is a research associate, Department of Modern History at Trinity College Dublin.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	vii
Note on contributors	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction	1	(22)
Peacekeeping in the Cold War/post-Cold War	23	(23)
ONUC and the Congo, 1960--1964	46	(32)
UNFICYP and Cyprus, 1964--	78	(29)
UNOSOM and Somalia, 1992--1995	107	(32)
UNAVEM and Angola, 1988--1997	139	(30)
UN peacekeeping: lessons learnt?	169	(23)
The future of UN peacekeeping	192	(17)
Bibliography	209	(12)
Index	221