The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Security: A Challenge to Be Met

Sutterlin gives an insiders assessment of how the United Nations can meet the new challenges of the post-Cold War era. Preventive diplomacy, peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and peace-building are all examined, along with other means of maintaining peace. This is the first authoritative book on the security role of the UN to take account of the experiences in Bosnia and Somalia and to discuss the use of military force by the UN to control internal conflict.

List of contents

Old Principles, New Realities; Preventing Conflict; Military Force in the Service of Peace - Peacekeeping in Intrastate Conflict; Enforcing Peace and Repelling Aggression; Building Peace; Enhancing Nuclear Security in a Multipolar World; The Potential of Regional Organisations; The Secretary-General as Chief Administrative Officer of a United Nations Under Challenge; The Challenge for Governments and Peoples.

Product details

• Authors: James S. Sutterlin
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1995
• EAN: 9780275950521
• ISBN: 978-0-275-95052-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 499 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics