The Use of Force in UN Peace Operations

From: RUSI Journal | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Among the spate of books on United Nations operations in general and peacekeeping in particular this is one of the most useful and important. Dr Findiay - a former Australian diplomat and now the Director of the Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) in London - was from 1993 to 1997 leader of the Peacekeeping and Regional Security project at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).This book is the outcome of seven years of research by the author. It covers the development of United Nations peacekeeping, beginning with its origins in the aftermath ...

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