Buch, Englisch, 370 Seiten, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 844 g
United Nations Authority and Multinational Force
Buch, Englisch, 370 Seiten, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 844 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-01290-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Examining the efficacy of U.N. peace efforts, Dr. Ramesh Thakur compares limited peacekeeping through U.N. authority with more coercive means such as the Multinational Force (MNF) in Lebanon. He finds that the role of the U.S.-led MNF coalition cannot be justified in terms of great-power responsibility for ensuring a stable international order, since the coalition has attempted to substitute military power for authoritative peacekeeping. When MNF legitimacy was questioned and authority was challenged, the MNF's use of force in response to those challenges switched the coalition's role from third-party peacekeeper to factional participant. As a result, every successive attempt to strengthen the MNF mandate has further subordinated the concept of neutral international peacekeeping to calculated support of national interests. If reasoned attempts to keep the peace are not to collapse into exercises in national self-interest, then peacekeeping responsibilities must remain with the U.N., supported by the great powers: Only the U.N. can provide an authoritative exposition of values within the context of international society and bestow international legitimacy upon peacekeeping activities; only the great powers can back the U.N. with requisite force.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction -- United Nations Peacekeeping -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon -- The Multinational Force in Beirut -- Authority -- Power -- Legitimacy -- Force -- Lessons from Vietnam -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: MNF-I -- Appendix B: MNF-II -- Appendix C: United Nations Resolutions
