Article(print)#11995
INTRODUCING PEACEKEEPING TO EUROPE
In: International peacekeeping, Volume 2, Issue 2, p. 215-223
ISSN: 1353-3312
THE DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE OVER THAT PAST FIVE YEARS CONFIRMS THE IDEA OF THE CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF STRONG AND INTEGRATING INSTITUTIONS AND THE URGENCY OF EXTENDING THEM STEP-BY-STEP TO INCLUDE COUNTRIES IN ALL PARTS OF EUROPE. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES: THE COMMITMENT IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA; UNPROFOR, NATO, AND THE USE OF FORCE; AND THE EUROPEAN UNION. THE EUROPEAN UNION IS SEEN AS THE MOST IMPORTANT PEACEKEEPING INSTITUTION THAT EXISTS IN EUROPE. ITS GRADUAL ENLARGEMENT IS SEEN AS STEPS TOWARDS PEACE AND STABILITY.