Suchergebnisse

"The Role of Local Actors in Peacekeeping: The Cases of Liberia and Sierra Leone" published on by Oxford University Press.

"United Nations Peacekeeping and Civil Conflict" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Peacebuilding Initiatives in Africa" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone and Religious Mediation" published on by Oxford University Press.

"The Rise of "Peaceocracy" in Africa" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Effectiveness of Peacekeeping Operations" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Peacekeeping as a Tool of Foreign Policy" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Ethics of Peacebuilding" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Research Findings on the Evolution of Peacekeeping" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Peacemaking, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding" published on by Oxford University Press.

An examination of Canadian peacekeeping operations in Somalia during the 1990s is used to argue that the increase in peacekeeping missions in the post-Cold War period demands an analysis of problems related to using people trained to kill other human beings in peace operations. This "militarized masculinity" often leads to war crimes that, in the case of Somalia, destroyed the myth that Canadian forces were morally pure & altruistic. Peacekeeping mission restrictions such as firing weapons only in self-defense run counter to dominant notions of military purpose. These missions are often ridiculed by members of the traditional military culture who were trained to do battle. The resulting tensions can have disastrous consequences like the 1993 brutal murder of Somali teenager Shidane Abukar Arone by two Canadian soldiers that shocked Canadian citizens who had never seen their soldiers accused of atrocities. The incident challenged the longstanding belief that "Americans fought wars" but "Canadians made peace." The need to acknowledge the reality that soldiers do not always make the best peacekeepers is emphasized. J. Lindroth

Examines recent Canadian analyses & discussions of peacekeeping in the context of international relations debate between idealism & realism, the latter as viewed from Hans Moregenthau's perspective to which the author subscribes. Conceptual ambiguity surrounding peacekeeping is addressed, seeking some clarification from the distinction between troop deployment under Chapter VI of the UN Charter & deployment under Chapter VII. At issue is how the government & citizenry of Canada came to support peacekeeping with such thoughtlessness that the criteria developed to guide sensible decision making could be thoroughly ignored. A long-term factor underpinning this situation is the extent to which peacekeeping has supported a persistent myth of Canadian identity that centers on a rejection of the US. The short-term factor involves changes in the Canadian armed forces resulting at least partly from foreign policy ideals that generally removed from or contrary to the realities of power & interest. Thus, the abandonment of realism for the idealism that motivates Canada's pursuit of peacekeeping is seen as contributing to the disintegration of the Canadian armed forces. J. Zendejas