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The United Nations Peacekeeping Organization, 2008.
An extensive examination of peacekeeping and the United Nations peacekeeping organization.
13,145 words (approx. 52.6 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This paper defines peacekeeping, both in a historical context and for the present. The paper reviews the literature for past and present issues about military intervention including a comparison of academic theories of statesmanship and the application of peacekeeping in different regions. The paper also compares the historical perspectives on the placement of peacekeepers and different conflict states in which peacekeeping can be administered. In addition, the paper looks at the critical issues surrounding the United Nations peacekeeping operations, their different forms of peacekeeping operations, their history of deployments and their restrictions. The paper concludes with recommendations for structural improvements in peacekeeping processes and the future of the United Nations operation.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Literature Review
Lessons Learned From Past/Present Mission Failures
Reasons behind Successful Operations
Ideas for Future Structural Improvements
Summary
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"A great deal of the literature on peacekeeping revolves around perceived strengths, weaknesses and history of peacekeeping. Falk notes that liberalism, considered to be a basis of peacekeeping, is noted by some to be evidence of "generosity of spirit from a position of strength". As a belief system, therefore, liberalism will attempt to convert others, for their own good, to liberal ways of thinking. When one considers the application of peacekeeping, in a broader sense, the application of law, one must also consider if the application of law in a conflict is based upon a typically American style of jurisprudence? Does global peacekeeping also consider European or Asian elements of law as well? If not, can one say that the application of international law on a political level is appropriate ? Tammahana states this application is too broad in perspective and inadequate to the needs of the municipality. The concept of citizenship historically exerts a tension between internal and external exclusion. While peacekeepers theoretically must extend equal rights and duties to all members of the state, there generally exists a division between the parties to the conflict and the peacekeepers themselves."
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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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Abstract
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 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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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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Haiti and UN Peacekeeping Missions, 2008.
Describes the the UN presence in Haiti and compares the present mission to previous operations.
5,695 words (approx. 22.8 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 137.95
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This paper explains that the latest era of the UN presence in Haiti started during September 1991 when President Aristide's democratically elected administration was ousted by a military government under the leadership of General Raoul Cedras. The author points out that recently, in 2004, the Security Council set up the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). The mission was mandated to secure and stabilize the environment, political process and human rights. The paper concludes that, in the final analysis, the Haitian administration and the people will be required to assume ownership of an agenda to guarantee its long-term success. However, presently, Haiti is unable to tackle the internal problems on its own and the international partners must, extend timely, sufficient and consistent support to the new authorities.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Mandate
Secure and Stable Environment
Political Process
Human Rights
Critical Appraisal of the MINUSTAH Mission:
Previous UN Peacekeeping Missions to Haiti
The UN Mission in Haiti- UNMIH (Sept 1993 to June 1986)
The UN Transition Mission in Haiti: UNTMIH (Aug to November 1997)
United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti MIPONUH
Comparison of MINUSTAH with the Previous Missions
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"In Haiti, no defined forces are present with which there would be likelihood of negotiation, as opposed to other nations which is overwhelmed by internal quarrels. Following decades of violent dictatorships under the regime of Duvalier, Haiti as been governed by a series of frail democratic governments, in which there were regular military coups, and every coup has left a residue of paramilitary groups, apart from criminal gangs of drug traffickers and speckled members of the armed forces that has been disbanded in 1994."
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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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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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Canada's Role as United Nations Peacekeeper, 2003.
Discusses the country's participation in more missions than any other country.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 14 sources, $ 79.95
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Discusses Canada's historical role as U.N. peacekeeper in a post-World War II world order and Canada's decision to be the prime mover in the U.N. peacekeeping efforts as part of the nation's foreign policy.
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"This paper explores the following question: "Has Canada's Role as United Nations peacekeepers been a source of national pride or shame?" As Canada is ..."
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America and Peackeeping, 2002.
Answers the question: should the U.S. participate in U.N. peacekeeping efforts?
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper will argue that the United States should not participate in U.N. peacekeeping efforts. This stems from two basic realities: First, that the U.S. has not fully supported the U.N. as a whole and often takes lead action itself in conflict resolution; and second, that peacekeeping itself is a questionable and highly controversial pursuit. Unless the U.S. makes a far deeper commitment to the U.N. and a full spectrum of its activities, there is no rational justification for participating in peacekeeping efforts.
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Rwanda Genocide, 2007.
This paper looks at the Rwanda genocide, concentrating on the failure of the United Nations to fulfill its peacekeeping role.
3,341 words (approx. 13.4 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 95.95
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In this article, the writer examines the causes and events that led to the failure of the United Nation's peacekeeping mission in Rwanda. The writer points out that, as the United Nations peacekeeping contingency embarked on its mission, it arrived in Rwanda to find the country in a crisis, composed of civil unrest between the Hutu and the Tutsi, that eventually deteriorated into genocide. The writer maintains that the evidence shows a complete failure on the part of the United Nations and in its ability to intervene or control or have any significant impact on the genocide taking place in Rwanda. Further, the writer claims that there is some evidence that contributions were made by individuals or small groups of individuals who were able to assist in saving a few number of lives, but nothing compared to the 800,000 Rwandans who lost their lives in one of history's darkest times.
Outline:
Introduction
Rwanda
Genocide
United Nations in Rwanda
Conclusion
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"The policies of the government are set by the president in consultation with the Council of Government, which is composed of 17 cabinet ministers. The president introduces laws, which are then submitted for approval to the CND. During its first year, this parliamentary body passed 49 laws, including new tax laws, commercial regulations, and modifications to the criminal code. The government is characterized by political moderation and fiscal conservatism and has focused on development problems, especially food production, education, health care, housing, employment, and infrastructure. Ethnic harmony is the government's stated objective, though an objective that has clearly failed to date."
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UN in Haiti, 2005.
This paper analyzes the United Nations intervention and peacekeeping in Haiti.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper explains how United Nations intervention and peacekeeping has been necessary in Haiti because of chronic political turmoil. The paper discusses how causes of Haitian instability and violence are controversial; many people believe the former Haitian government was illegitimate and corrupt, while others believe that it was supported by a majority of the Haitian people. Regardless of which position is more accurate, it is evident that complex political, economic, social and cultural factors have combined to produce chaos in Haiti, which has compelled the United Nations to intervene and implement peacekeeping operations.
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Collective Security and the United Nations, 2005.
An analysis of evolving notions of collective security and UN peacekeeping operations.
2,951 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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The notion of collective security has evolved from a simple system of mutual protection for nation states, to a comprehensive understanding that all people deserve to have their fundamental human rights upheld. This paper discusses collective security: What the term means and how it has been implemented with specific examples from United Nations peacekeeping operations, highlighting the successes and failures of UN collective security in the twentieth century.
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"A sizeable US peace enforcement mission took control from the UN and had some initial success but the force was reduced and handed back to the UN after which the situation got out of hand. The UN forces in Mogadishu were unable to carry out their mandate effectively and found themselves in a state of urban warfare rather than peacekeeping, as their attempt to establish democracy undermined the warlords' goals. Essentially, peacekeeping forces were inserted into a society where there was no peace to keep. Peace enforcers with military might to show, followed at a later stage by peacekeepers accompanied by a civilian administration and police force, would likely have met with more success in this situation."
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