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UN Peace: Euphoria vs. Reality |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / ANALYSIS |
| Author: Mark A. Franz |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1990 |
| Size: 1,870 Words, 11,588 Characters |
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Much has been written on the purported successes of UN peacekeeping in the past few years. Most of it has been long on anecdotal sketches of various operations and short on critical analysis.
While this approach is understandable because the United Nations is a complex organization, it does little to enhance our ability to determine when and where a UN peacekeeping operation can actually improve the chances for the peaceful settlement of disputes - the apparent preconditions for success - and where it may do more harm than good.
UN peacekeeping is not easily defined. It has evolved from no specific charter mandate and has taken on many different forms in an attempt to adapt to the requirements of the various conflicts the United Nations has addressed. Although many of the oper...
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... Beyond this limited role, the influence of an institutional predisposition to avoid appearing to fail at a given mission becomes very strong and is likely to result in an inability to carry out the mission fairly and effectively. Unless the United Nations reviews its own policies, it is unlikely that it continue to serve even in the limited capacity of a useful instrument for peacemaking.
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