商品簡介
While not ignoring the United Nations, editors Daniel (security studies, Georgetown U., US), Taft (The Fund for Peace, US), and Wiharta (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Sweden) go beyond the published literature on current developments in peace operations by having their contributors concentrate on regional and national capacities for peace operations. The first five chapters discuss developments across regions and nations, including the relationship between the United Nations and non-United Nations entities from 1948 to 2005, the characteristics of nations that contribute military troops to missions, the types of combat and support capabilities that are needed to carry out hazardous missions, and trends and prospects in niche capabilities necessary for complex "nation-building" operations. The remaining chapters discuss issues within regions and nations, including the relationship between the African Union and subregional organizations; developments with the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; the role of Russia in the Commonwealth of Independent States and other emerging regional bodies; the role of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile in peace operations in Latin America; peace operations on the South Asian subcontinent; and the decline of regional organization peace operations in the Middle East. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Donald C. F. Daniel is a professor in the Security Studies Program and a fellow in the Center for Peace and Security Studies in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Patricia Taft is a senior associate at The Fund for Peace.
Sharon Wiharta is a researcher in the Armed Conflict and Conflict Management Programme of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
