Nadin The Use of Force in UN Peacekeeping

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-33246-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 340 Seiten

Reihe: Global Institutions

This edited volume provides a detailed and nuanced analysis of UN peacekeeping and the use of force, to inform a better understanding of the complex and interconnected issues at stake for the UN community. Peacekeeping is traditionally viewed as a largely passive military activity, governed by the principles of impartiality, consent, and the minimum use of force. Today, most large UN Peacekeeping Operations are only authorized to use force in defence of their mandates and to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence.

Recently, with the deployment of the Force Intervention Brigade in the DRC, the UN has gone beyond peacekeeping and into the realm of peace-enforcement. These developments have brought to the fore questions regarding the use of force in the context of peacekeeping. The key questions addressed in this book examine not only the utility of force, but also the dilemmas and constraints inherent to the purposive use of force at a strategic, operational and tactical level.

- Should UN peacekeepers exercise military initiative?

- Is UN peacekeeping capable of undertaking offensive military operations?

- If so, then under what circumstances should peacekeepers use force?

- How should force be wielded? And against whom?

With chapters written by experts in the field, this comprehensive volume will be of great use and interest to postgraduate students, academics and experts in international security, the UN, peacekeeping and diplomacy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nadin, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction

Introduction

1. Security Council decision-making and the use of force

2. The force of others

3. Peacekeeping and the militarization of peace

4. The case of East Timor: Ancient history or the shape of things to come?

Part II: Questions of Doctrine

5. Action adapted to circumstance: Peacekeeping doctrine and the use of force

6. Between absolute war and absolute peacekeeping

7. Implications of stabilisation mandates for the use of force in UN peace operations

8. Understanding the utility of the UN military component to protect civilians in different scenarios

9. The ‘All necessary means’, to what ends? The unintended consequences of the use of force by UN Peacekeepers

Part III: Dilemmas and Constraints

10. Robust peacekeeping: Questions of willingness and capacity

11. Protecting civilians with force: Lessons and dilemmas from the UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti

12. Leadership in UN Missions

13. The use of force and the civil-military dimension

14. Generating the ability: The challenges of force generation

15. Legal implications

16. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Nadin is an independent researcher based in Sydney, Australia. He has worked previously as a research assistant at the United Nations University, and interned with the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace and the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. His research interests include the politics of the UN Security Council and UN Peacekeeping Operations.