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Peace Operations Trends, Progress, and Prospects

Donald C. F. Daniel (ed), Patricia Taft (ed), Sharon Wiharta (ed)

July 2008

Georgetown University Press

Abstract

Table of Contents

Peace Operations: Trends, Progress, and Prospects
Edited by Donald C. F. Daniel, Patricia Taft, Sharon Wiharta

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms

Introduction
Donald C. F. Daniel and Sharon Wiharta

Part I. Macro View: Across Regions and Nations

Chapter 1
Trends from 1948-2005: How to View the Relation between the United Nations and Non-UN Entities
Birger Heldt

Chapter 2
Distinguishing Among Military Contributors
Donald C. F. Daniel, Katrin Heuel, and Benjamin Margo

Chapter 3
Why So Few Troops from among So Many?
Donald. C. F. Daniel

Chapter 4
Preparing for the Worst: Military Requirements for Hazardous Missions
Gary Anderson

Chapter 5
Preparing Nations for Peace: Specialized Requirements for Complex Missions
Patricia Taft

Part II. Micro View: Within Regions and Nations

Chapter 6
Africa: Building Institutions on the Run
Mark Malan

Chapter 7
Europe: Looking Near and Far
Bastian Giegerich

Chapter 8
Peace Support in the New Independent States: Different from the Rest?
Alexander I. Nikitin and Mark A. Loucas

Chapter 9
Latin America: Haiti and Beyond
John T. Fishel

Chapter 10
Rethinking Peace Operations in East Asia: Problems and Prospects
Mely Caballero-Anthony

Chapter 11
South Asia: Contributors of Global Significance
Dipankar Banerjee

Chapter 12
The Greater Middle East: Problems of Priorities and Agendas
Paul R. Pillar

Conclusion
Donald C. F. Daniel

Notes
Contributors
Index

 

 

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