The Militarisation of Peacekeeping in the Twenty-First Century

by James Sloan

Since the end of the last century, UN peacekeeping has undergone a fundamental and largely unexamined change. Peacekeeping operations, long expected to use force only in self-defence and to act impartially, are now increasingly relied upon by the Security Council as a means to maintain and restore security within a country. The operations are established under Chapter VII of the UN Charter and some are empowered to use 'all necessary measures',...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849461147
• ISBN13: 9781849461146
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.2"