Keeping the Peace: Regional Organizations and Peacekeeping

Abstract

During the cold war, the United Nations (UN) developed the mission termed peacekeeping to help manage conflict. These peace operations helped save millions of lives, prevented conflicts from escalating, and provided an environment for the political settlement of disputes despite the superpower conflict. In the aftermath of the cold war, the UN found itself freer to act than at any time in its history, and the demands placed on the organization quickly outstripped its ability to cope. This study examines the role of regional organizations in the conduct of peacekeeping. It asks if the international community's singular focus on the UN as the vehicle for peacekeeping prevented the regional organizations from contributing more to international security. Furthermore, if the regional organizations could contribute significantly to international peace, then what role should the Department of Defense (DOD) play in supporting these efforts?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA334342

Entities

People

  • John S. Clark Jr

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Treaties
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.