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1. My life's lessons -- 2. Adapting to the war zone environment -- 3. War zone experiences -- 4. French island hot sauce -- 5. Interrogation by torture -- 6. The bullet gift -- 7. Insurrection and conflict -- 8. Eternal hate -- 9. Eternal hope -- 10. War zone insanity -- 11. A matter of perspective -- 12. Children lost -- 13. Communicating -- 14. Day of the bull -- 15. Less becomes more -- 16. Red wine in Eastern Europe -- 17. The world of food -- 18. Bug out -- 19. Lifestyle of survival -- 20. Respect -- 21. The cargo net -- 22. The shared loss -- 23. Two promises of death -- 24. Courtesy -- 25. Returning back home -- 26. International sayings.

Few people are better able to describe how to survive in a war zone than those who have seen, experienced, and lived it first-hand. Presenting accounts written by military and police officers, this book offers an inside look at the lives of the officers and the local people living in the war zone environment. Covering many facets of daily life, the book examines topics such as surviving extreme temperatures and staying healthy, interacting with the Indigenous population and cultural awareness, adjusting to the challenges of limited technology and resources, and protecting oneself from the immi.

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.

Token forces - tiny national troop contributions in much larger coalitions - have become ubiquitous in UN peacekeeping. This Element examines how and why this contribution type has become the most common form of participation in UN peace operations despite its limited relevance for missions' operational success. It conceptualizes token forces as a path-dependent unintended consequence of the norm of multilateralism in international uses of military force. The norm extends states' participation options by giving coalition builders an incentive to accept token forces; UN-specific types of token forces emerged as states learned about this option and secretariat officials adapted to state demand for it. The Element documents the growing incidence of token forces in UN peacekeeping, identifies the factors disposing states to contribute token forces, and discusses how UN officials channel token participation. The Element contributes to the literatures on UN peacekeeping, military coalitions, and the impacts of norms in international organizations.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- A Few Necessary Definitions -- Defining Peacekeeping -- The Evolution of War and Its Impact on Peacekeeping -- Book Outline -- 2 A Brief History of UN Peacekeeping -- The Nascent Period, 1946-1956 -- The Assertive Period, 1956-1967 -- The Dormant Period, 1967-1973 -- The Resurgent Period, 1973-1978 -- The Maintenance Period, 1978-1988 -- The Expansion Period, 1988-1993 -- The Contraction Period, 1993-1999 -- The Era of Unrealistic Expectations, 1999-Present -- 3 Failing Before Beginning -- Organizational Factors -- Deciding to Act -- The Mandate -- The Role of the Secretary-General -- Picking the Right People -- Having to Pick the Wrong People -- Planning, Logistics, and Rapid Reaction -- Conflict-Specific Factors -- 4 Failing While Doing -- Failing at Classical Peacekeeping -- Failing at Multidimensional Peacekeeping -- 5 Angola and Mozambique: Similar Histories, Different Outcomes -- Internal Resources and External Forces -- Mediation and the Mandate -- Picking the Right People -- The Internal Factors -- The Blue Helmets-Too Many Troops with Too Little to Do -- The Police Component-Calling the Wrong Cop -- Humanitarian Functions-Good Intentions and Bad Results -- Demining-Defusing a Time Bomb -- Reintegration-Making Civilians Out of Soldiers -- Disarmament-Ten Guns for Every Soldier -- Demobilization-Giving up the Military Option -- Forming a Unified Army or Simply Creating a Third -- Elections-Free, Fair, and Rejected -- 6 The Real Reasons Peacekeeping Fails -- Classical Peacekeeping -- Protection and Stabilization Missions -- Why Peacekeepers Cannot Succeed Against Violent Extremism -- Multidimensional Missions-Lessons from Angola and Mozambique -- The Real Culprits-The Parties Themselves -- Propaganda-All the News That Is Fit to Invent.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1 Military Strategic Culture and Doctrine -- 2 British Military Strategic Culture-The Cardwellian Conundrum -- 3 American Military Strategic Culture-The Uptonian Paradox -- 4 Existing Peacekeeping Doctrine at the End of the Cold War -- 5 The American Military in Somalia-Into the Abyss -- 6 The British Army in Bosnia-Adapting on the Hoof -- 7 Strategic Change and Doctrinal Outcomes for Peace Operations -- 8 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

China has become an enthusiastic supporter of and contributor to UN peacekeeping. Is China's participation in peacekeeping likely to strengthen the current international peacekeeping regime by China's adopting of the international norms of peacekeeping? Or, on the contrary, is it likely to alter the peacekeeping norms in a way that aligns with its own worldview? And, as China's international confidence grows, will it begin to consider peacekeeping a smaller and lesser part of its international security activity, and thus not care so much about it?This book aims to address these questions by ex