CIAO DATE: 03/02

US Foreign Policy Agenda

 

Volume 3, Number 2, April 1998

Peacekeeping and Regional Stability (Download the complete issue in PDF format)

From the Editors

Focus

• UN Peacekeeping Operations: Worthwhile Investments in Peace,  by Edmund J. Hull, Director, Office of Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations, Department of State
• UN Peacekeeping Builds On Lessons Learned, Progress Achieved,  an assessment by U.S. Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, Alternate U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs, United Nations
• Peacekeeping Policy: The Defense Department View,  by James A. Schear, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance
• NATO'S Role in Bosnia: Past, Present and Future,  by U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council

Commentary

• Peacekeeping: Its Evolution and Meaning,  by U.S. Ambassador Robert B. Oakley, Visiting Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

A Regional View

• ACRI: Positive U.S. Engagement with Africa,  by U.S. Ambassador Marshall McCallie, Special Coordinator, United States' African Crisis Response Initiative
• Dramatic Steps Toward Lasting Peace, Stability in Bosnia,  by U.S. Ambassador Robert S. Gelbard, Special Representative of the President and Secretary of State for Implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords
• A Half Century of U.S. Peacekeeping Efforts in the Middle East,  by Colonel Larry M. Forster, Director, U.S. Army Peacekeeping Institute

Backgrounding the Issues

• U.S. Public's Views On Peacekeeping Missions: The Bosnia Case,  by Alvin Richman, Senior Research Specialist, Office of Research and Media Reaction, U.S. Information Agency
• Action on Capitol Hill,  Peacekeeping funds, troops in Bosnia, Kosovo, U.S. arrears to UN
• Fact Sheet: UN Peacekeeping Operations,  Includes State Department data on U.S. funding assessments

A Guide to Additional Reading

• Peacekeeping and Regional Stability: Article Alert  (Abstracts of current articles)
• Peacekeeping and Regional Stability: Bibliography  (Spotlighting other views)
• Peacekeeping and Regional Stability: Key Internet Sites  (Internet links to resources on peacekeeping)