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This article provides an overview of South and Northeast Asian motivations for contributing troops to United Nations peace operations. It identifies five groups of countries based on their motivations and characteristics: (1) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, (2) India and China, (3) Japan and South Korea, and two individual cases, (4) Mongolia and (5) Pakistan. It argues that the size and level of development of a troop-contributing country are important determinants for the pattern a country follows and for the size of its contribution. In addition, the article suggests that countries with both political and military motivations for contribution tend to provide the most troops, with either economic or geostrategic motivations reinforcing the commitment for contribution. In every case, normative considerations and the perception of a positive international image serve as motivations for contribution, but these do not explain the size of a country's contributions.

The Politics, Challenges, and Future of un Peacekeeping Contributions from the Asia-Pacific / Boris Kondoch and Brendan Howe 123. - Northeast Asian Perspectives on UN Peacekeeping / Brendan Howe and Boris Kondoch 133. - Southeast Asian Perspectives on un Peacekeeping / Alistair D. B. Cook 154. - Australia and Peacekeeping / Peter Londey 175. - ramsi Ten Years On / Sinclair Dinnen 195 . - All-Japan Approach to International Peace Operations / Yuji Uesugi 214. - Thailand's Participation in un Peacekeeping Missions / Keokam Kraisoraphong and Brendan Howe 236. - Why Contribute? Understanding Asian Motivations for Troop Contribution to Peace Operations / Xenia Avezov 256