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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 The New European Order -- 2 Europe and America in the 1990s -- 3 NATO and the New European Security Architecture -- 4 Responding to Post-Cold War Disorder: Instability in the Balkans -- 5 Peacekeeping and the Politics of Intervention -- 6 NATO and the East European Security Dilemma -- 7 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.

This is the personal story of Dame Margaret Anstee's experiences as Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN for Angola and Head of the UN peacekeeping mission there from February 1992 to June 1993. Formerly a colony of Portugal, Angola was awarded independence following the democratization of Portugal in 1975. After independence, disagreement emerged between Angola's main ethno-political groups which resulted in one of the most bloody civil wars the world has known. The author, the first woman to head a peacekeeping mission, intersperses personal experiences with events as they unfold, describing the horrendous sufferings of the Angolan people and analyses the reasons for the collapse of the process and the lessons for UN peacekeeping generally

George, J.: Quo vadis Australia? Framing the defence and security debate beyond the Cold War. - S.10-48. Sullivan, D.: Sipping a thin gruel: academic and policy closure in Australia's defence and security discourse. - S.49-107. Dalby, S.: Security discourse, the ANZUS alliance and Australian identity. - S.108-133. Sylvester, C.: The White Paper trailing. - S.134-149. Strahan, L.: The dread frontier in Australia's defence thinking. - S.150-175. Leaver, R.: Becoming certain about uncertainty: political processes and strategic consequences. - S.176-194. Sullivan, M.: Australia's regional peacekeeping discourse: policing the Asia-Pacific. - S.195-250. Cheeseman, G.: Back to 'forward defence' and the Australian national style. - S.251-271. Warren, T.: Prayers and practice: rational defence planning under labor. - S.272-293

Fear and loathing in the former Yugoslavia / Ivo H. Daalder -- Peaceful transformations in East-Central Europe / Milada Anna Vachudovd(c)Ł -- Historical legacies and the politics of intervention in the former Soviet Union / Matthew Evangelista -- Conflict and crisis in South and Southwest Asia / Sumit Ganguly -- Turning the corner in Southeast Asia / Trevor Findlay -- Cycles of conflict in the Middle East and North Africa / Rachel Bronson -- Conflict and conciliation in sub-Saharan Africa / Stephen John Stedman -- Peacemaking and violence in Latin America / Marc W. Chernick -- Political accommodation and the prevention of secessionist violence / Alicia Levine -- Negotiation and mediation in internal conflict / Stephen John Stedman -- Arms limitations, confidence-building measures, and internal conflict / Joanna Spear -- Economic sanctions and internal conflict / Elizabeth S. Rogers -- Nongovernmental organizations and internal conflict / Thomas G. Weiss -- The United States and military intervention in internal conflict / Ivo H. Daalder -- The United Nations and internal conflict / Chantal de Jonge Oudraat -- Collective security organizations and internal conflict / Dan Lindley -- The causes and regional dimensions of internal conflict ; Internal conflict and international action / Michael E. Brown

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- PART ONE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES -- 2 The Historical Origins of Francophone Africa -- 3 The Challenges of Political Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Theoretical Overview -- PART TWO CASES OF PEACEFUL REGIME CHANGE -- 4 Benin: First of the New Democracies -- 5 Congo: Transition and the Struggle to Consolidate -- 6 Niger: Regime Change, Economic Crisis, and Perpetuation of Privilege -- 7 The Central African Republic: Political Reform and Social Malaise -- PART THREE OLD FACES, MODERATE REFORMS -- 8 Burkina Faso: The "Rectification" of the Revolution -- 9 Gabon: Limited Reform and Regime Survival -- 10 Cameroon: Biya and Incremental Reform -- 11 Côte d'Ivoire: Continuity and Change in a Semi-Democracy -- 12 Senegal: The Evolution of a Quasi Democracy -- PART FOUR OPPOSITION WITHOUT REFORM -- 13 Togo: The National Conference and Stalled Reform -- 14 Zaire: Flying High Above the Toads: Mobutu and Stalemated Democracy -- PART FIVE CIVIL WAR AND POLITICAL CHANGE -- 15 Chad: Regime Change, Increased Insecurity, and Blockage of Further Reforms -- 16 Rwanda: Democratization and Disorder: Political Transformation and Social Deterioration -- About the Book -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction to a Small Country at the Crossroads of Europe -- The Constituent Nations of Czechoslovakia -- The Geopolitical and Physical Setting -- Economic and Social Structure -- Notes -- PART 1 THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S POSTCOMMUNIST TRANSITION -- 1 Czechoslovakia's First Experiment with Democracy: The Interwar Republic, 1918-1938 -- The Problem of National Identity -- Domestic Politics -- Economic Transformation in Interwar Czechoslovakia -- The International Environment -- Interregnum: From the First Czechoslovak Republic to the End of World War II -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2 Czechoslovakia Under Communism -- Communist Economics: The Inappropriateness of the Soviet Model -- Communist Politics -- The Prague Spring -- The National Question -- The Foreign Policy of a Subordinate State -- Notes -- PART 2 THE DOMESTIC POLITICS OF THE TRIPLE TRANSITION -- 3 The Velvet Revolution of 1989 and the Politics of Democratization -- The Velvet Revolution -- Engineering a Political Transition -- Democratization and Freedom of Information -- Postcommunist Culture: The Commercial Price of Freedom -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 National Identity and the Disintegration of Czechoslovakia -- State Breakdown -- Structural Conditions for the Disintegration of the State: The Political Consequences of Czechoslovakia's Federal Inheritance -- Popular Support for the Continuance of the State: A Failure of Democracy? -- Why a Peaceful Dissolution? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 Political and National Identity Transitions in the Czech and Slovak Republics -- Slovak Politics After Independence -- Czech Politics After Independence -- The Reconfiguration of National Identity Questions in Slovakia

Purrington, C. ; Goldmann, C. A.: Forces shaping the new Pacific community in the 1990s. - S.3-48. Sutter, R. G.: Peaceful cooperation between Asian countries and the United States in the new Pacific community of the 1990s. - S.49-82. Shinn, R.: The United States and the two Koreas: an uncertain triangle. - S.83-111. Olsen, E. A. ; Winterford, D.: The military role of Asian countries and the United States in the new Pacific community of the 1990s. - S.111-142. Simon, S. W. ; Youngblood, R. L.: Problems and prospects of Asian countries and the United States in the new Pacific community. - S.143-183. Hassig, R. C. ; Chung, R. H.: Cultural relations between Korea and the United States in the 1990s. - S.184-210

Military legitimacy concerns the delicate balance between might and right. It begins with the law - operational law (OPLAW) and the law of war (LAW) - but it goes beyond the law to its moral underpinnings. Moral and cultural standards in the area of operations must be respected to ensure legitimacy. Personal and national values provide the framework for military decision making. The potential conflict between civilian and military perceptions of these values represents a continuing threat to military legitimacy because, in a democracy, public support is both a requirement and a measure of such legitimacy. This book provides an overview of the concept of legitimacy as it applies to military operations, especially in peacetime. It is argued that legitimacy was hardly an issue during the Cold War as it was defined in terms of combatting the Soviet threat. With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and diminishing defence resources, there must be a new under-standing of military legitimacy and its relationship to new strategies. The diplomat-warrior personifies legitimacy in peacetime and is an effective means of filling the gap between the limits of diplomacy and conventional military operations.

The 1924 Filipino sugar strike came as a shocking blow to Hawaii's self-image. The tragic deaths at Hanapepe were regarded as an anomaly in Hawaii's peaceful, idyllic image. Yet as Reinecke's research clearly indicates, the sugar industry was building to a climax in the 1920s. In the traditional sense, the strike was a "piecemeal" affair, lacking clear goals and having virtually no leadership or plans. These young, largely illiterate, Filipinos wrought massive changes into a more modern, industrial mode; into what was widely known thereafter as the Big Five. Evidence from the University of Hawaii's new archive collection, the H.S.P.A. Plantation Archives, not available to Dr. Reinecke completes the picture of the strike with evidence of the massive changes in management, recruitment and labor policies. The strike remains as he described it in his title: "The Piecemeal Strike." The new evidence rounds out the transformation of the industry

Varas, A.: Security and cooperation in post-Cold War Latin America. - S. 1-4. Child, J.: Confidence-building measures and their application in Central America. - S. 5-21. Diamint, R.: Regional security and confidence-building measures. - S. 23-34. Costa, T. G. d.: The concept of confidence building. - S. 35-41. Caro, I.: Peaceful cooperation and confidence-building measures in Chile. - S. 43-52. Morris, M. A.: Confidence-building measures in the maritime domain. - S. 53-62. Covarrubias Sanhueza, S. ; Salazar Torres, J. J. ; Porras Zuniga, L.: The armed forces and confidence-building measures in Chile. - S. 63-69

Gliksman, A. ; Fainberg, A.: Introduction and summary. - S. 1-22 Furuhovde, T.: Organization and planning reqirements. - S. 23-29 Gudgeon, S.: The multilateral force in the Sinai. - S. 31-39 Zucconi, M.: Extended peacekeeping. - S. 41-51 Healy, J. D.: Lessons from Cambodia. - S. 53-62 McLean, D.: New Zealand and collective security. - S. 63-68 Ramsbotham, D.: Peace enforcement. - S. 69-78 Howe, J. T.: UNOSOM II. - S. 79-86 Sewall, J. O. B.: UNPROFOR and UNTAC. - S. 87-91 Simon, S. N.: Technology and peacekeeping. - S. 93-98 Courregelongue, G.: Mine problems in peacekeeping operations. - S. 99-104 Finger, M.: Technologies to support peacekeeping operations. - S. 105-114 Roland-Price, A.: Non-lethal weapons. - S. 115-126 Yonas, G.: The role of technology in peace operations. - S. 127-131

Yamamoto, Y.: Security, economics and ideology after the Cold War. - S.11-29. ... Bertrand, M.: United Nations reform. - S.47-61. Yokota, Y.: United Nations reform and Japan. - S.63-70. Berdal, M.: Reflections on the evolution of international peacekeeping. - S.71-92. Shinyo, T.: New departure for the UN peacekeeping and the role of Japan. - S.93-104. Carle, C.: Nuclear non-proliferation: the threats and the debate. - S.105-118. Kurosawa, M.: Strengthening non-proliferation. - S.119-133. Lechervy, C.: Is there really an arms race in South-East Asia? - S.135-160. Umemoto, T.: Japan and nuclear non-proliferation. - S.161-169. Carnovale, M.: Enhancing economic and security cooperation in Eastern Europe. - S.173-192. Ueta, T.: Japan's cooperation with the EU, Central and Eastern Europe. - S.193-201. Watanabe, A.: Emerging political and economic security issues in Asia. - S.217-222. Joyaux, F.: The issue of regional integration for Asia: economics and security. - S.223-230. Morimoto, S.: A view on regional cooperation and APEC. - S. 231-233. Silvestri, S.: Asian regional security within the global system. - S.235-244. Lehmann, J. P.: A perspective on Euro-Japan relations. - S.245-289

Maresca, J. J.: The end of the Cold War is also over. - S.3-29. Naimark, N. M.: Mayhem in the post-Cold War world. - S.25-29. May, M.: Should NATO accept new member-states? - S.31-36. Holloway, D.: Peacekeeping and U.S.-Russian relations. - S.37-41. Khachikian, A.: National interest and the dilemmas of post-Cold War peacekeeping. - S.43-47. Sneider, D.: The Caucasian test case. - S.49-54. De Nevers, R.: International relations theories and the end of the Cold War. - S.55-59

"Concise and informative account of Colombian-Venezuelan border dispute. Written by Colombia's former minister of public works and transportation, describes evolution of Gulf of Venezuela boundary issue from independence through 1994. Relatively objective examination includes historical background, negotiations, agreements, and military incidents, the latter well illustrated with detailed maps. Rejects chauvinistic positions and concludes that remaining delimitation problems could be resolved peacefully in the context of a binational integration process"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57

This book deals with the liberation struggle that has been going on in Western Sahara for almost the last two decades. The book, apart from a brief description of the land and the people, covers important aspects of the struggle such as the role of the colonial power Spain; the attitude of Morocco and Mauritania which had divided the territory of Western Sahara between themselves; the legal position of the parties involved; the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice and its implications for the resolution of the conflict; the report of the UN Visiting Mission which made an assessment of the wishes of the people of the territory; the rise of the Saharawi nationalism; the founding of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic and its recognition by 73 states; the efforts made by the OAU for the peaceful resolution of the conflict; the joint efforts of the OAU and the UN to hold referendum in the territory; and the attitude of the Western Powers. (DÜI-Hff)