Mission Possible: Making United Nations Peace Operations More Effective

Abstract

Opportunities to achieve operational art in United Nations peace operations are discussed in detail, ranging from currently evolving U.S. policy directives to possible improvements in U.N. peace operations structure, staffing, intelligence capabilities, communication and command and control. Some progress has been made on these issues but much more must be done. Wisely, the U.S. is moving toward committing its own troops and support only when important operational and political criteria have been met. This paper argues that, the U. S., after setting its own policies, should engage other nations in a discussion of the goals - and limits - of peace operations. At the same time, the U.S. could begin to lead an effort that it is uniquely qualified to do: help the U.N. upgrade its peace operations apparatus to a far higher level of proficiency and professionalism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 17, 1994
Accession Number
ADA279490

Entities

People

  • Brenda Connors

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Doctrine
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control