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Peacekeeping in Yugoslavia, 2002.
A look at international attempts at peacekeeping in Yugoslavia with a focus on Canadian efforts.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 124.95
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This paper will look at the imbroglio in the former Yugoslavia through the eyes of the UN and its peacekeepers. Special emphasis will be placed on the role Canada has played in the conflict. (However, as it is impossible to extract the efforts given by Canadians themselves, the role of the UN at large will be given, with specific examples provided where possible.) Using this perspective, it is clear that the international response to former Yugoslavia has probably been misguided. However, as it is a very complicated and unprecedented conflict, this is not necessarily surprising. But if anything positive can come from the situation, it is that the UN and its varied forces will realize their limitations.
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Canadian Peacekeeping, 2008.
An analysis of Canada's peacekeeping missions from the point of view of their rhetoric, as well as their reality.
3,382 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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This paper critically examines the deployments of Canadian forces to Somalia in East Africa, to Rwanda in Central Africa and to the former Yugoslavia in the Balkans. It examines these deployments in the context of changes in Canadian policy and models of foreign policy action in the 1990s. The paper argues that while the humanitarian impulse underlying Canadian peacekeeping missions was admirable, in reality the policies justifying its expansion were flawed and the missions destined for operational failure given the inability of the Canadian government to match its rhetoric with financial support and close oversight.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Promise of Peacekeeping - The Early 1990s
The Somalia Affair
Somalia as a U.N. Peacekeeping Crisis
Soft Power - Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia
Conclusion
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"It may be argued that this lack of interest in the details and the ground level problems of peacekeeping in the 1990s by the Canadian government - a lack of interest that was juxtaposed with the grandiose rhetoric justifying the government's repeated deployments of over-stretched Canadian forces overseas - explains much of the failures of Canadian peacekeeping during this period. As has been seen, the operational collapse of the Somalia mission was to be mirrored in the inadequacies of the UN peacekeeping response to the Rwandan genocide, and the humiliation and casualties of the Canadian peacekeeping deployment in the former Yugoslavia. In all of these cases, the disconnect between the reality on the ground and the rhetoric of the Canadian foreign policy elite was striking. Given these notable failures, it may be concluded that only when the rhetoric connects with the reality can Canadian military interventions abroad - whether peacekeeping, peacemaking or nation-building - be justified and conducted with any hope of success."
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Training Personnel in International Peacekeeping, 2007.
An analysis of positive training frameworks for training personnel in international peacekeeping functions.
6,297 words (approx. 25.2 pages), 24 sources, APA, $ 146.95
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This paper discusses the role of policing and suggests that it is one of the most important roles of national governments. The paper focuses on how to train personnel in international peacekeeping functions. More specifically, the paper aims to provide several training frameworks that consider efficiency, cultural disparity of volunteers and customer-orientation.
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Basic Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Negotiation Skills
Communication
Conflict Resolution and Grievance
Negotiating Skills
Techniques of Motivation
Training Received
On Career Development
On Wages and Benefits
Individual Decision-Making and Group Behavior
Importance of Collaboration in Organizations
Importance of Competition in Organizations
Leadership Training for Supervisors in These Organizations
Conclusion
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"The civilian police officer is usually on the front lines, making sure that peace is kept, both internationally and nationally. Training for the CP has emerged as ineffective and not useful as times have changed. Terrorists do not care how they kill or maim, as long as their message gets out. The CP must apply all new challenges and solutions based on their training. Training is key when the CP arrives first on the scene to assess damage and try to control it. Training within the organization should not be influenced by cultural disparities or different mind-sets. Each person brings with them a set of core values, but if applied correctly, these values can be an asset to the CP after the officer has gone through training. However, because the training for the CP is not yet complete because of new and interesting challenges they face daily (i.e. terrorism), that training has to evolve daily."
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Peacekeeping, 2002.
An examination of the role of the United Nations as a peacekeeping force.
735 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper looks at how the United Nations (UN) peacekeepers won the Nobel peace Prize in 1988 and have been seen as the strongest asset of the United Nations and how their continued existence has been questioned in recent years. It discusses the history of UN's role in containing conflicts since the end of the Cold War and and the issues that have risen pertaining to whether the UN should actually play such a role. It examines how in the past, lightly armed UN troops entered a conflict only with the consent of all parties and weapons were only to be used for self-defense and how in the present climate, the UN is not using force less but more as it takes on the role of protector for aid deliveries and civilians.
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"The United Nations has two means of enforcement against outlaw states, the first negotiated settlement, and the second collective security, including sanctions. The logic of the system was based on some sort of unanimity among the fiver permanent members of the Security Council, but this was prevented from the first by the onset of the Cold War and the revolution in China. The first casualty of the Cold War was the idea of collective security. This does not mean that the United Nations has been completely inactive, for it has not. It does mean that action is difficult to achieve and difficult to maintain, as can be seen by the Korean War."
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United Nations Peacekeeping, 1996.
Discusses the financial & leadership problems with U.N. peacekeeping missions. Focuses on the Somali mission & details some of the fraud, waste, abuse, & incompetence that plague that mission.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, $ 39.95
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"The United Nations has a peacekeeping role that requires considerable expenditure of funds, and there are a number of areas in the world requiring this peacekeeping function today. The UN is thus faced with the need to perform this function on several fronts at a time when the organization is also facing a budget crisis. One of the world hot-spots to which the UN is currently giving attention is Somalia, and peacekeeping in that part of the world has been made more difficult both by the budget crisis and by corruption in that country which has lessened the ability of the UN to accomplish its task.
The general problem in the United Nations today has been cited by the United States in demanding reforms and in holding back certain payments and funding because such reforms have not been forthcoming. The peacekeeping function languished for years in..."
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UN Peacekeeping, 2002.
A paper that asks the querstion: Is the U.N. a growth industry or a dead end?
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This research paper examines and analyzes whether United Nations peacekeeping is a growth industry or a dead end. The past history of U.N. peacekeeping is discussed, as are current attitudes towards the policy. The paper concludes that U.N. peacekeeping efforts are likely to continue because no other practical alternatives are available, but that reforms of the present U..N peacekeeping system are needed.
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U.N. Peacekeeping in Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1994.
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the U.N. efforts from 1948 to 1993: Scope, limitations and importance of nations' cooperation.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 47.95
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"United Nations peacekeeping forces were initially deployed in the Arab-Israeli zone of conflict upon the inception of the truce truce that effectively ended the 1948-49 war that established Israel's independence. They have continued to be so deployed, in a variety of positions, and with a variety of peacekeeping duties, almost without interruption from that time up to the present day. During that time there were three general Arab-Israeli wars, those of 1956, 1967, and 1973, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, and numerous other military clashes, in addition to which armed terrorist or "counter-terrorist" elements have periodically moved through zones under United Nations supervision.
In view of this summary record, it may appear that the United Nations peacekeeping role with respect Israel and its Arab ... "
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International Peacekeeping or National Security, 2002.
A discussion as to the role of the U.S. defense forces at home and abroad.
2,046 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper questions the responsibility of the various U.S. defense forces to attaining and keeping international peace as opposed to their task of national security. The writer describes the emotions of the American public regarding these issues.
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"Indeed, the most frequent demands have come from the opposite end of the argument spectrum, where the skills of the mediator are often more relevant and the essence of the mission is to regenerate, not annihilate. Among the more potent therapies for this new world disorder, whether administered before a crisis or during an international intervention, is for local institutions of public security policemen, judges, and jailers to begin functioning. Most military officers have been in unknown territory when dealing with these matters, particularly when thrown into this complex task with a host of other international actors with whom they are largely alien (for example, relief workers, human rights monitors, election supervisors, and police trainers)."
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"Yugoslavia vs. Belgium et. al." 1999, 2005.
This paper presents a detailed account of the international public law case of "Yugoslavia vs. Belgium et. al." 1999, which resulted from their intervention into the Serbian conflict.
7,420 words (approx. 29.7 pages), 24 sources, MLA, $ 163.95
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This paper explains that, although one of the most publicized and recent examples of genocide in Northern Europe was related to the break-up of the country of Yugoslavia, the history of the division among the two ethnic groups, the Slavic Christian Serbo-Croatians and the Islamic Turks, goes back almost a 1000 years. The author points out that Slobodan Milosevic was so determined to maintain control over Yugoslavia and its related provinces that he brought all of the NATO countries to the World Court over their decision to use military force against the human rights violations. The paper states that the World Court denied Yugoslavia's request to order ten NATO countries to halt their bombing because (1) it had no jurisdiction in the case and (2) refused to let Yugoslavia stretch the concept of genocide beyond its proper bounds. Several long quotes.
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"Yugoslavia, being both the Applicant and the State seeking provisional measures, would speak first, addressing its requests for the indication of provisional measures in respect of all the cases. Yugoslavia would be followed by the individual Respondents, each of which would address the case to which it was Party for the purposes of these cases. The Respondents would be heard in their English alphabetical order, which was also the order in which the various cases had been entered on the Court's General List. These practical arrangements were without prejudice to any subsequent decision by the Court, pursuant to Article 47 of its Rules, at any time to direct that proceedings be joined, or to direct common action in respect of one or more elements of the proceedings pending before it."
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Conflict in Yugoslavia, 2004.
Discusses Michael Parenti's belief about the causes of conflict in former Yugoslavia and its eventual disintegration as a nation.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses Michael Parenti's belief that globalization led to conflict in former Yugoslavia. The paper further considers the impact of the breakup of Yugoslavia and nationalist movements, the escalation of ethnic strife and Yugoslavia as an artificial state.
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"Michael Parenti has argued that the breakup of Yugoslavia, indeed the destruction of the nation of Yugoslavia and even the ethnic conflicts that took place after the break-up, are largely the result of globalization and its forces. This view departs from the conventional wisdom in which ethnic and religious conflicts dating back thousands of years are generally assumed to be responsible for the conflict in the region. In this essay Parenti's view and those of others will be considered to answer the question..."
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Peace in Yugoslavia., 2002.
A look at the history of the conflicts in Yugoslavia and analysis of the potential for peace.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay is an analysis of the conflicts in Yugoslavia, and an assessment of the potential for peace in Yugoslavia. The essay considers the history of Yugoslavia, and the role of ethnic complexity, as well as the influences of Yugoslavian leadership in complicating the potential for developing any peaceful context for this region.
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Poland and Yugoslavia, 2007.
This paper explores the effects of the fall of communism on Poland and Yugoslavia.
1,314 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper discusses how the fall of the communist systems around Europe had different effects and repercussions for communist countries and determined the historical evolution between economic success and disarray. The paper reveals that Poland and Yugoslavia now stand at practically opposing points of development. The paper looks at their respective systems of government and the economic factor. The paper demonstrates how Poland is a good example of the effects Western countries have had on its economic and political scene, whereas Yugoslavia represents a country still facing the chains of transition, with little European prospects.
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"Overall, the first clear distinction is their positioning in relation to the international organizations and forums. Poland, on the one hand, is a solid member of the European Union, and its largest trading partner, according to official figures. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Poland, 2007)This historical outcome is the result of increased political efforts by the leadership in Warsaw to improve the visibility of their country in Europe. Thus, the political engagement of the Polish government made it possible for Poland to sign the European Agreement on 16 December 1991 "which established an associate relationship between the EC and the Republic of Poland." (Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Poland, 2007)"
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Ethnic Division in Yugoslavia, 2002.
Examining diverse ethnic groups living in Yugoslavia and how this seems to be the cause of the country's history of war.
1,014 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper looks at the history of the ethnic diversity of Yugoslavia and the way that these cultural and ethnic divisions were the cause of the war with Bosnia. It examines the issue of nationalism and how this term has been used by all the nations within Yugoslavia's borders in an attempt to rule or expel other ethnic groups.
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"Yugoslavia was a nation under the Soviet sphere of influence, yet it was largely an artificial nation made up of entities that did not get along and that tried to divide up the region once the threat of Soviet force was removed. The current ethnic conflict in what was formerly Yugoslavia has roots that extend far back into history. The ethnic groups in the region have long been divided by cultural differences, religion, and language. Efforts to unify the region failed until after World War I, when the impetus to come together increased for economic and security reasons. Yet, the state that emerged was always tenuous because the union did not satisfy the needs of all the groups equally. The former Yugoslavia is perhaps the most unstable of all the former Soviet satellite states, and even though the direct attack on Kosovo was stopped by U.N. forces last spring, stability is unlikely in the foreseeable future."
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Communism in Poland and Yugoslavia, 2007.
An examination of the rise and fall of Communism in Yugoslavia and Poland.
1,453 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The paper compares and contrasts the rise of Communism in Yugoslavia and Poland. The paper examines the social-political support, the political allies, the political antagonists and revolutionary incidents against the communist regime. The paper highlights the similarities and notes that the only difference is regarding the fall of the Communist ideals.
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Rise of Communism in Yugoslavia
The Social-Political Support
The Political Allies
The Political Antagonists and the Association Thereof
Revolutionary Incidents Against the Communist Regime
Rise of Communism in Poland
The Social-Political Support
The Political Allies
The Political Antagonists and the Association Thereof
Revolutionary Incidents against the Communist Regime
Conclusion
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"The historical events leading to the communist invasion of both territories, Poland and Yugoslavia were external influences and occurred as the aftermath of the Second World War when the Nazis were attempting to create a communist power block. The takeover was somewhat willing in Poland based on the manipulative skills of the Soviet Government while in Yugoslavia the Red Army had to force their way into the territory, in both cases, however, they had to force their authority to maintain control over the captured territory."
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Ethnic Warfare in the Former Yugoslavia, 2002.
A look at three films about war in the former Yugoslavia: "No Man's Land", "Before the Rain", and "Pretty Village, Pretty Flame".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper examines three films about war in the former Yugoslavia: No Man's Land, Before the Rain, and Pretty Village, Pretty Flame. The author analyzes the aims of the respective directors and assesses whether they succeeded in addressing their own people and the rest of the world.
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