Soldiers of diplomacy : the United Nations, peacekeeping, and the new world order / / Jocelyn Coulon ; translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott
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Coulon Jocelyn
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| Titolo: |
Soldiers of diplomacy : the United Nations, peacekeeping, and the new world order / / Jocelyn Coulon ; translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott
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| Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999 |
| ©1998 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 341.5/23 |
| Soggetto topico: | International police |
| Soggetto geografico: | Canada Armed Forces |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Livres numeriques. |
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| Persona (resp. second.): | AronoffPhyllis |
| ScottHoward | |
| Note generali: | Translation of: Les Casques bleus. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. I. The Rebirth of the United Nations. 1. In the Glass Tower. 2. A Nobel Prize for Canada -- pt. II. The Peacekeeping Missions. 3. The Soldier-Diplomat. 4. Cambodia: The Fairies around the Cradle. 5. Sabotage and Betrayal in Western Sahara. 6. The New Warriors. 7. Murder in Somalia. 8. The Unhappy Warriors. 9. Obstruction by the Great Powers -- pt. III. An Army for the UN. 10. Peacekeeping Takes a Back Seat to Politics. 11. A Huge Lego Set. 12. Pressure from the French. App. A. United Nations Peacekeeping Missions to 1 September 1994 -- App. B. Excerpts from the Charter of the United Nations. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Jocelyn Coulon draws on his experiences visiting nine peacekeeping missions, including those in Cambodia, Bosnia, and Somalia, at a pivotal point in UN history, when UN troops were increasingly acting as warriors of a new world order. He raises important questions: How can the UN distinguish its objectives from the interests of the great powers? Could - and should - the UN maintain an independent army? How can the pitfalls encountered by the peacekeepers in Somalia and Bosnia be avoided? Finally, Coulon urges a return to the original, though less spectacular, role of the UN soldiers: keeping the peace where peace is really the goal of the parties involved."--Jacket. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Soldiers of diplomacy |
| ISBN: | 1-282-00846-3 |
| 9786612008467 | |
| 1-4426-8008-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910806943403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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