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Human security and the new diplomacy : protecting people, promoting peace / edited by Rob McRae & Don Hubert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McRae, Rob, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peacekeeping forces.
- Humanitarian intervention.
- Security, International.
- Conflict management.
- Canada--Foreign relations.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 279 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written by diplomatic practitioners, Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a straightforward account of challenges already overcome and the prospect for further progress. From the evolution of peace-keeping, to peacebuilding, humanitarian intervention, war-affected children, international humanitarian law, the International Criminal Court, the economic agendas of conflict, transnational crime, and the emergence of connectivity and a global civil society, the authors offer new insights into the importance of considering these issues as part of a single agenda. Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a case-study of a major Canadian foreign policy initiative and a detailed account of the first phase of the human security agenda. The story of Canada's leading role in promoting a humanitarian approach to international relations, it will be of interest to foreign policy specialists and students alike. Contributors include David Angell, Alan Bones, Michael Bonser, Terry Cormier, Patricia Fortier, Bob Fowler, Elissa Goldberg, Mark Gwozdecky, Sam Hanson, Paul Heinbecker, Eric Hoskins, Don Hubert, David Lee, Dan Livermore, Jennifer Loten, Rob McRae, Valerie Ooterveld, Victor Rakmil, Darryl Robinson, Jill Sinclair, Michael Small, Ross Snyder, Carmen Sorger, and Roman Waschuk.
- Contents:
- Human security in a globalized world / Rob McRae
- Case study : landmines and human security
- The evolution of peacekeeping / Patricia Fortier
- Case study : peacekeeping in Sierra Leone / Alan Bones
- Case study : the challenge of microdisarmament / Jennifer Loten
- Peacebuilding in postconflict societies / Michael Small
- Case study : Bosnia and Herzegovina / Sam Hanson
- Case study : Haiti / David Lee
- Case study : Guatemala / Daniel Livermore
- Humanitarian military intervention / Don Hubert and Michael Bonser
- Case study : the Kosovo air campaign / Paul Heinbecker and Rob McRae
- Protecting the most vulnerable : war-affected children / Carmen Sorger and Eric Hoskins
- Case study : the optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict / Ross Snyder
- The evolution of international humanitarian law / Darryl Robinson and Valerie Oosterveld
- Case study : the international criminal court / Darryl Robinson
- Resources, greed, and the persistence of violent conflict / Don Hubert
- Case study : Angola sanctions / Robert Fowler and David Angell
- Transnational crime in a borderless world / Terry Cormier
- Case study : terrorism / Victor Rakmil
- The new multilateralism / Roman Waschuk
- Case study : the Security Council and the protection of civilians / Elissa Golberg and Don Hubert
- Case study : the human security network / Michael Small
- Human security, connectivity, and the new global civil society / Rob McRae
- Conclusion : international relations and the new diplomacy / Rob McRae
- Postscript : reflections on the Ghana Conference and the Freetown visit / Lloyd Axworthy
- Timeline : human security in Canadian foreign policy.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Co-published by: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.
- ISBN:
- 0-7735-6930-8
- 0-7735-6940-5
- OCLC:
- 181843470
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