Preventing War - The United Nations and Macedonia

This unique first-hand study provides the definitive account of the United Nations' first, and so far only, preventive peacekeeping operation. Illuminating the limits and possibilities of preventive diplomacy, Abiodun Williams traces the course of UN peacekeeping in Macedonia_the vital link in the stability of the southern Balkans_from 1992 to 1999. As he shows, the Macedonia case has important lessons for using preventive action to forestall other threats to international peace and security.

Sommario

Chapter 1 Preventive Diplomacy and the Evolution of UN Peacekeeping Chapter 2 The Burden of History Chapter 3 Making a New Beginning Chapter 4 Composition, Organization, and Structure of UNPREDEP Chapter 5 Keeping Watch Chapter 6 The Good Offices Function Chapter 7 Withdrawing a Winning Team Chapter 8 Conclusion

Info autore

By Abiodun Williams

Riassunto

In the last decade of the the 20th century, the United Nations devised a new instrument - preventive deployment - to deal with the age-old problem of war. This study provides an account of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP), which was deployed from 1992 to 1999 in Macedonia.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Abiodun Williams, Williams Abiodun
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.11.2000
• EAN: 9780742509078
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-0907-8
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 236 mm x 17 mm
• Peso: 408 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Osteuropa, Jugoslawien, Mazedonien, HISTORY / Military / General, Krieg und militärische Operationen, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Macedonia, North Macedonia, International institutions, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, United Nations & Un Agencies