In: Global Political Studies
Intro -- UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING: CHALLENGES OBTAINING NEEDED RESOURCES COULD LIMIT FURTHER LARGE DEPLOYMENTS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN U.S. REPORTS TO CONGRESS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS HAVE EVOLVED INTO LARGE, COMPLEX OPERATIONS CONCENTRATED IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES -- A POTENTIAL NEW UN OPERATION WOULD LIKELY REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES -- THE UN WOULD LIKELY FACE DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING TROOPS, POLICE, CIVILIANS, AND LOGISTICS NEEDED FOR THE POTENTIAL NEW OPERATION -- THE UNITED STATES HAS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO UN PEACEKEEPING, BUT REPORTING TO CONGRESS PROVIDES LIMITED INFORMATION ABOUT GAPS BETWEEN AUTHORIZED AND DEPLOYED FORCE LEVELS -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL NEW PEACEKEEPING OPERATION REQUIREMENTS -- APPENDIX III: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE -- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS -- GAO COMMENTS -- APPENDIX V: ONGOING UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, AS OF SEPTEMBER 2008 -- APPENDIX VI: MILITARY CAPABILITIES REQUIRED BY UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, AS OF NOVEMBER 2008 -- Chapter 2: UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING: ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CURRENT FUNDING SITUATION -- BASIC INFORMATION -- U.N. PROPOSALS FOR STRENGTHENING PEACEKEEPING -- THE UNITED STATES AND PEACEKEEPING PROPOSALS -- CONGRESS AND UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING: 1991-2006.
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