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pt. I. The role and the rule of law in international peacekeeping -- pt. II. The constitutional basis of peacekeeping -- pt. III. Principles of international peacekeeping -- pt. IV. Law applicable to peacekeeping operations -- pt. V. International administrations.

Recent surveys have demonstrated that Canadians value Canada's role as a peacekeeper and peacemaker in an international context. Additionally, research has demonstrated decreasing public support for Canada's involvement in military combat interventions in other parts of the world. However, awareness and understanding of nonviolent alternatives appear to be lacking. This survey examines Canadian public's awareness and understanding of unarmed civilian peacekeeping as an alternative to sending armed troops, and whether the public would support Canada in utilizing unarmed civilian peacekeepers (focusing on mediation, negotiation, relationship and peacebuilding activities) as part of its response to violent global conflicts. The results reveal that Canadians believe unarmed civilian peacekeeping would be more effective in tasks such as reducing human rights abuses, preventing further armed conflict and promoting lasting peace. Respondents also believe the practice would benefit Canada's reputation as a peacemaker and leader. This paper concludes with recommendations for proponents and advocates of the incorporation of unarmed civilian peacekeeping into the official policy of the Canadian government. 1 ; Peer reviewed ; Published

Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- The theoretical framework and research design -- The outline of the book -- Notes -- 1 A history of UN peacekeeping -- The UN and the maintenance of international peace and security -- The first generation: UN peacekeeping 1947-87 -- The first period: UN peacekeeping from 1947-56 -- The second period 1956-67 -- The third period 1967-87 -- The second generation: UN peacekeeping from 1988 to 2014 -- The first period 1988-95 -- The second period 1995-99

The number of uniformed personnel serving in UN peace missions reached a new record in 2016, at almost 123,000. Following grave failings of UN missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, there is growing awareness within the UN of a widening disjoint between the expectations placed upon peacekeeping forces and what they can actually achieve. One aspect of the debate relates to the question of how robustly UN missions should operate in enforcing their mandate. In some quarters the resolute use of force is seen as the key to greater success. Almost three years ago the UN sent a Force Intervention Brigade to Congo with an explicit mandate to neutralise armed groups. An assessment of its record reveals that the brigade cannot be regarded as an organisational model worth replicating, and that peace-enforcing mandates do not necessarily lead to greater success in peacekeeping. (author's abstract)

Preliminary Material /Brendan Howe and Boris Kondoch -- Introduction to the Developments, Trends and Challenges to UN Peacekeeping Operations /Boris Kondoch and Brendan Howe -- Northeast Asian Perspectives on UN Peacekeeping: China, Japan, Korea /Brendan Howe and Boris Kondoch -- Southeast Asian Perspectives on UN Peacekeeping: Indonesia and Malaysia /Alistair D. B. Cook -- South Asian Regionalism and UN Peacekeeping Missions: A Case of 'and Never the Twain Shall Meet'? /Rashed Uz Zaman and Niloy Ranjan Biswas -- Australia and Peacekeeping /Peter Londey -- RAMSI Ten Years On: From Post-conflict Stabilisation to Development in Solomon Islands? /Sinclair Dinnen -- All-Japan Approach to International Peace Operations /Yuji Uesugi -- Thailand's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Missions: The Reciprocal Transference of Expertise and Norms /Keokam Kraisoraphong and Brendan Howe -- Why Contribute? Understanding Asian Motivations for Troop Contribution to Peace Operations /Xenia Avezov -- Index /Brendan Howe and Boris Kondoch.

With the recent developments in Syria the United Nations is once again making headlines. The failure to reach an agreement on a Security Council resolution demonstrates the continued problems in forging a coherent international response to crisis situations. This lack of coherence continues despite recognition of the need for more cooperation to solve the growing list of global problems. With the relative success of global governance initiatives in relation to the environment, health issues, and economic problems, the focus has increasingly shifted to the problems of international security. This timely and important book represents a response to that shift and the implications this has for the wider international system. Using a number of relevant case studies (including the UN interventions in Bosnia, Somalia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and East Timor) it examines the securitisation of global governance through the prism of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and demonstrates that the development of both global governance and global security governance have transformed the environment in which international organisations, such as the United Nations, are operating. Moreover this book brings together a number of the key academic debates surrounding both global security governance and peacekeeping. It combines an examination of the power relations of global security governance, with the changing nature of peacekeeping operations. By bringing the two areas together the book for the first time bridges existing literatures and debates, from theoretical discussions of global governance, to practical examinations of peacekeeping operations. UN-Tied Nations provides a concise and analytical introduction to the ongoing debates around the development of global governance, global security governance, and the continuous impact these are having on the ability of the United Nations to act as an international peacekeeper.