Peacemaking and Peacekeeping for the New Century

728 Pages·1998·1.68 MB·English

by  Michael W. Doyle

Peacemaking and Peacekeeping for the New
title:
Century
author: Otunnu, Olara A.
publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
isbn10 | asin: 0847687260
print isbn13: 9780847687268
ebook isbn13: 9780585114309
language: English
United Nations--Armed Forces--
subject
Congresses.
publication date: 1998
lcc: JZ6374.P44 1998eb
ddc: 341.5/84
United Nations--Armed Forces--
subject:
Congresses.
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Peacemaking and Peacekeeping for the New
Century
Edited by Olara A. Otunnu and Michael W. Doyle
With the assistance of
Chetan Kumar, Demitra Pappas,
Marc Bennett, and Elise Oliver
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC.
Lanham New York Boulder Oxford
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Peacemaking and peacekeeping for the new century / Olara A.
Otunnu and Michael W. Doyle.
p. cm.
Proceedings of a seminar held in March 1995 convened by the
Government of Austria and the International Peace Academy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8476-8726-0 (cloth). ISBN 0-8476-8727-9 (pbk.)
1. United Nations Armed Forces Congresses. I. Doyle, Michael W. II.
International Peace Academy. III. Title.
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To the Peacekeepers
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CONTENTS
Foreword vii
Nelson Mandela
Preface ix
List of Abbreviations xiii
Introduction: Discovering the Limits and Potential of 1
Peacekeeping
Michael W. Doyle
Part I: Fifty Years of Peacemaking and Peacekeeping
1 21
Peacemaking and Peacekeeping for the New Century
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
2 27
Communal Conflict as a Challenge to International
Organization: The Case of the Former Yugoslavia
Adam Roberts
Part II: Preventing Deadly Conflict
3 61
Preventive Action and Conflict Resolution
Gareth Evans
4 89
Preventive Diplomacy and Peacemaking: The UN
Experience
Ismat Kittani
Part III: Peacekeeping, Peace Enforcement, and the Use of
Force
5 111
Under What Circumstances Should the UN Intervene
Militarily in a "Domestic" Crisis?
Edward Mortimer
6 145
Dabbling in War: The Dilemma of the Use of Force in
United Nations Intervention
J.M. Sanderson
7 169
Challenges of the New Peacekeeping
Kofi A. Annan
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8 189
Prospects for a Rapid Response Capability: A Dialogue
Brian Urquhart and François Heisbourg
Part IV: Humanitarian Protection
9 203
Humanitarian Action and Peacekeeping
Jan Eliasson
10 215
Humanitarian Responses to International Emergencies
Sadako Ogata
Part V: Regional Dimensions
11 233
The Failed State and Political Collapse in Africa
Ali A. Mazrui
12 245
The OAU Role in Conflict Management
Salim Ahmed Salim
13 255
The Contribution of Regional Organizations in Europe
John Roper
Part VI: Peacebuilding
14 275
A Holistic Approach to Building Peace
Thomas M. Franck
Conclusion: The Peace-and-Security Agenda of the 297
United Nations: From a Crossroads into the New Century
Olara A. Otunnu
Index 327
About the Contributors 347
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FOREWORD
The empowerment of the ordinary people of our world to determine
their destiny freely, unhindered by tyrants and dictators, is at the very
heart of the reason for the existence of the United Nations.
But it is equally true that hundreds of millions of these politically
empowered masses are caught in the death trap of poverty, unable to
live life to the full. Out of all this are born social conflicts that
produce insecurity and instability, civil and other wars that claim
lives, millions of desperate refugees, and the destruction of what little
wealth poor countries are able to accumulate.
The millions across the globe who stand expectant at the gates of hope
look to the United Nations to bring them peace, to bring them life, to
bring them a life worth living.
Democratic South Africa salutes the United Nations organization and
its member states, both singly and collectively, for joining forces with
the masses of our people in a common struggle that has brought about
our emancipation and pushed back the frontiers of racism.
We know well that none of us acting alone can achieve success. We
must, therefore, act together as a community of nations.
As we approach the twenty-first century, we affirm our commitment
to the founding ideal of the United Nations to better the life of all
human beings.
The elaboration of a new world order must, of necessity, center on this
world body. In it we should find the appropriate forum in which all
nations can participate to help determine the shape of the new world.
The four elements that will need to be knit together in fashioning that