International Relations and Crisis Management

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This paper explains how and why the role of the military has been transformed from that of an aggressor to that of a peacekeeper. It explains the international changes that have propelled this transformation, how today's forces are different from those of the Cold War era, and why the military's new role is so important.

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"With the cessation of hostilities after two world wars and the subsequent Cold War, many political analysts believed that the role of the military would be curtailed to formal duties of border management. Many suggested that the role of the military would not be of any significance to the common man, since the changed circumstances in the world power balance would require more diplomatic intervention in times of crisis than the active role of the military. However, experience has taught us that the role of the military cannot be minimized to any stretch of our wishful imagination."

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