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1 online resource |
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A project of the International Peace Institute |
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Project of the International Peace Institute.
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| Contents |
Book Title; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword, Terje Rød-Larsen; Foreword, James Jonah; 1-Introduction: Blue Berets, Burning Brushfires; Concepts and Contingencies; Justifying the Historical and Comparative Approach of the Book; Key Peacekeeping Issues; The History and Dilemmas of UN Peacekeeping in Africa; The UN and Africa's Regional Organizations; The Responsibility to Protect and to Rebuild; Notes; 2-The Stealing of Suez and the Sahara: The UN in North Africa; The Suez Crisis: Ending Imperial Delusions; Western Sahara: The Tragic Tale of a Referendum; Concluding Reflections; Notes |
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3-"No More Congos!" The UN in the Great Lakes RegionCold War Follies:The UN Mission in the Congo, 1960-1964; Fiddling While Rwanda Burns:The UN Mission in Rwanda, 1993-1994; An Improvised Success:The UN Mission in Burundi, 2004-2006; Peacekeepers, Plunderers, and Politicians:The UN Mission in the DRC, 2000-2011; Concluding Reflections; Notes; 4-Orphans of the Cold War: The UN in Southern Africa; Namibia; Angola; Mozambique; Concluding Reflections; Notes; 5-The Tragic Triplets: The UN in West Africa; West Africa's Tragic Triplets; The Role, Impact, and Perceptions of the UN in West Africa |
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Concluding ReflectionsNotes; 6-The Conflicts of Identity: The UN in the Horn of Africa; Somalia; Ethiopia-Eritrea; Sudan; South Sudan; Darfur; Concluding Reflections; Notes; 7-Conclusion: From Burden Shedding to Burden Sharing; The Security Council's Great Powers; Establishing an Effective Division of Labor; Multilateralizing Hegemony; Dealing with Spoilers; Selecting Effective UN Special Representatives; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Book |
| Summary |
Uniquely assesses five decades of UN peacekeeping efforts in Africa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis Group, viewed October 2, 2020) |
| Subject |
United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces -- Africa -- History
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| SUBJECT |
United Nations fast |
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Peacekeeping forces -- Africa -- History
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Peace-building -- Africa -- History
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Conflict management -- Africa -- History
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Conflict management
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Peace-building
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Peacekeeping forces
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Africa
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781626370227 |
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1626370222 |
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