Afghanistan: the right mission on the wrong footing
In: Security and human rights, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 88-93
ISSN: 1874-7337
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In: Security and human rights, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 88-93
ISSN: 1874-7337
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In: Security and human rights, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 88-93
ISSN: 1875-0230
AbstractAfghanistan is a tragic case of failed preventive diplomacy. International indifference allowed a civil war to develop and escalate after the liberation from Soviet rule and, as a consequence, the rise of Taleban. In the aftermath of the horrendous 9/11 event Taleban rule was quickly ended, but US policies and UN reticence prevented a truly multilateral, comprehensive post-conflict approach to take shape — combining reconstruction, development and reconciliation while stressing Afghan ownership. The international mission remains in essence a 'noble mission', serving both humanitarian and security objectives, it needs basic adjustments for success: 'de-westernization', 'civilianization', Afghanization and political reconciliation are all important keys to achieving better and lasting results.
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In: Nação e defesa, Heft 103, S. 43-48
ISSN: 0870-757X
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In: Helsinki monitor: security and human rights, Band 12, Heft 4, S. 245-256
ISSN: 0925-0972
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In: OSZE-Jahrbuch, Band 5, S. 309-324
International interventions in conflict-ridden societies have left a trail of debacles behind. The limited military intervention and the civilian follow-up in Albania after the chaos in 1997 is a positive exception. Peacekeeping in Albania and Kosovo explores the concerted efforts to rebuild and modernize a society marked by its communist past, the failed coup attempt of 1998, and the influx of Kosovan refugees in 1999. In Kosovo, the UN-led international rule and its efforts to rebuild a society from scratch were complicated by many restraining political, financial and administrative factors. This book describes how former political advisories agreed to work together, how a successful multi-ethnic police force was built, how a remarkable demilitarization of former guerrillas was achieved and how political factions came to accept the outcome of the first democratic elections.
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In: OSZE-Jahrbuch, Band 9, S. 25-34
In: OSZE-Jahrbuch, Band 7, S. 145-160
In: Konferenzproceedings, 1
These are the conference proceedings for the International Conference on Conflict Management and Conflict Prevention: Lessons Learned and Best Practices from the Western Balkans which was held in Stock holm 8-9 October 2003. The conference was organised by the Folke Bernadotte Academy in co-operation with the Swedish Ministry fro Foreign Affairs and the Italian EU Presidency. The specific purpose was to identify lessons from three phases in the management of the conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Macedonia-(1) the pre-agreement, shuttle-diplomacy phase, (2) the initial peace-implementation phase and (3) the present, mature implementation phase. The main focus was on these models, lessons and practices that could be universally applicable. The conference brought together key individuals with experience from negotiating and implementing the agreements that ended these violent conflicts, as well as government representatives from the region and renowned academics. The conference was attended by representatives of EU and OSCE member states, international organisations, research institutions and non-governmental organisations active in the region. These conference proceedings make the presentations and insights available to a larger audience. (Folke Bernadotte Academy)
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