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Peacekeeping Fiascoes of The 1990s : Causes, Solutions, and U. S. Interests by Frederick H. Fleitz Jr. and Frederick H. Fleitz (2002, Hardcover)

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100275973670

ISBN-139780275973674

eBay Product ID (ePID)2216388

Product Key Features

Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePeacekeeping Fiascoes of the 1990s : Causes, Solutions, and U. S. Interests

Publication Year2002

SubjectIntergovernmental Organizations, Military / United States, General, International Relations / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorFrederick H. Fleitz Jr., Frederick H. Fleitz

Subject AreaPolitical Science, History

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight18.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2001-054588

Reviews"...delightfully blunt...Feitz offers some highly practical advice: Continue to use U.N. peacekeepers, but only along the lines of the traditional, limited model that used to work so well. Combine a return to that more modest approach with the adoption by Washington of a realistic foreign policy in which bienpensant internationalism is discarded, American interests are put first, and the isolationist temptation is avoided, and the results could be impressive. It won't be easy, but and intelligent foreign policy never is."- National Review, "[t]he need to distinguish clearly between peacekeeping and peace enforcement, each requiring different approaches and capabilities, and the need to determine the appropriate circumstances when one or the other is justified, is essential. The book is an appropriate first stem towards both understanding that distinction and designing policies to meet the requirements for both that stipulate the role to be played by outside parties. It is, therefore, an excellent contribution to the literature of international organization and conflict management and of use to scholarly and policy communities."- The International History Review, "...delightfully blunt...Feitz offers some highly practical advice: Continue to use U.N. peacekeepers, but only along the lines of the traditional, limited model that used to work so well. Combine a return to that more modest approach with the adoption by Washington of a realistic foreign policy in which bienpensant internationalism is discarded, American interests are put first, and the isolationist temptation is avoided, and the results could be impressive. It won't be easy, but and intelligent foreign policy never is." National Review, "[c]learly written, well researched, infused with commitment, bristling with trenchant characterizations, and offering reasonable solutions to pressing problems, the book will undoubtedly provide plenty of material to offend nearly everybody. In summary, Peacekeeping Fiascoes of the 1990s is indispensable to policy makers, well wishers and skeptics of the United Nations, and students of conflict resolution and international relations in general. pressing problems" US Army War College Quarterly, "For students of international relations who may be asking questions about why the international system seems so dysfunctional, notwithstanding efforts by intergovernmental organization to maintain peace and security, this book presents contentious answers.[P]resents a useful reminder of the distinctions between peacekeeping and other forms of military operation." Political Science Quarterly, "[t]he need to distinguish clearly between peacekeeping and peace enforcement, each requiring different approaches and capabilities, and the need to determine the appropriate circumstances when one or the other is justified, is essential. The book is an appropriate first stem towards both understanding that distinction and designing policies to meet the requirements for both that stipulate the role to be played by outside parties. It is, therefore, an excellent contribution to the literature of international organization and conflict management and of use to scholarly and policy communities." The International History Review, "[c]learly written, well researched, infused with commitment, bristling with trenchant characterizations, and offering reasonable solutions to pressing problems, the book will undoubtedly provide plenty of material to offend nearly everybody. In summary, Peacekeeping Fiascoes of the 1990s is indispensable to policy makers, well wishers and skeptics of the United Nations, and students of conflict resolution and international relations in general. pressing problems"- US Army War College Quarterly, "For students of international relations who may be asking questions about why the international system seems so dysfunctional, notwithstanding efforts by intergovernmental organization to maintain peace and security, this book presents contentious answers.[P]resents a useful reminder of the distinctions between peacekeeping and other forms of military operation."- Political Science Quarterly

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentPreface Peacekeeping in Crisis Traditional Peacekeeping Roosevelt's Doomed UN Vision The Genesis of Peacekeeping: The UNEF Model From Prototype to Doctrine Peacekeeping Management and Command Iraq and the UN "Renaissance" The Post-Cold War Peacekeeping Train Wreck Expanding Peacekeeping: Theory and Reality Expanded Peacekeeping Fiascoes Assessment and Outlook American Foreign Policy and the Future of Peacekeeping Appendix: UN Peacekeeping Mission Data, 1947-2000 Bibliography

SynopsisPeacekeeping is a useful tool to manage international conflict and maintain truces, but it will only work in a narrow range of circumstances. Peacekeepers can order punitive airstrikes, depose elected leaders, destroy infrastructure, and enforce peace accords not drafted by the warring parties. They have overstepped their bounds, and peacekeeping is now often a euphemism for any multilateral military action. A CIA analyst who worked closely with Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administration officials on UN issues, Fleitz examines how peacekeeping works, the rash of peacekeeping failures since 1993, and whether peacekeeping can still play a role in U.S. foreign policy. It is a unique realist assessment destined to become the guide to this very important subject for U.S. policymakers, politicians, and students of international relations. UN peacekeeping disasters in the 1990s occurred because world leaders failed to recognize the rules and precedents that allowed traditional peacekeeping to succeed during the Cold War. Although failed peacekeeping operations damaged the peacekeeping concept, it can still serve as a viable tool to promote international security and promote American interests abroad if used in the right circumstances. Carefully researched and supported by over two dozen maps, charts, and photos, Fleitz boldly challenges dozens of assumptions of the foreign policy establishment about the nature of the Cold War, post-Cold War peacekeeping, and 1990s peacekeeping deployments.

LC Classification NumberJZ6374