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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9781442680081

Content: A unique, thought-provoking investigation based on visits to nine recent peacekeeping missions and interviews with dozens of soldiers, officers, and peacekeeping officials.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , Part One: The Rebirth of the United Nations -- , 1. In the Glass Tower -- , 2. A Nobel Prize for Canada -- , Part Two: 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 -- , Part Three: An Army for the UN -- , 10. Peacekeeping Takes a Back Seat to Politics -- , 11. A Huge Lego Set -- , 12. Pressure from the French -- , Epilogue -- , Appendix A: United Nations Peacekeeping Missions to 1 September 1994 -- , Appendix B: Excerpts from the Charter of the United Nations -- , Notes -- , Selected Bibliography -- , Index

Language: English

DOI: 10.3138/9781442680081

URL: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680081

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Format: 1 online resource (244 pages)

ISBN: 9781442680081 (e-book)

Additional Edition: Print version: Coulon, Jocelyn. Soldiers of diplomacy : the United Nations, peacekeeping, and the new world order. Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 1999, c1998 ISBN 9780802008992

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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Format: 1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-282-00846-3 , 9786612008467 , 1-4426-8008-3

Uniform Title: Casques bleus.

Content: "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.

Note: Translation of: Les Casques bleus. , 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. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8020-0899-2

Language: English

Keywords: Livres numeriques. ; e-books. ; Electronic books.

DOI: 10.3138/9781442680081