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Soldiers of diplomacy : the United Nations, peacekeeping, and the new world order / Jocelyn Coulon ; translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coulon, Jocelyn, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Casques bleus. English.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United Nations--Armed Forces.
- United Nations.
- International police.
- Canada--Armed Forces.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Livres numeriques.
- e-books.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (244 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Jocelyn Coulon draws on his experiences visiting nine peacekeeping missions, including those in Cambodia, Bosnia, and Somalia, at a pivotal point in UN history, when UN troops were increasingly acting as warriors of a new world order. He raises important questions: How can the UN distinguish its objectives from the interests of the great powers? Could - and should - the UN maintain an independent army? How can the pitfalls encountered by the peacekeepers in Somalia and Bosnia be avoided? Finally, Coulon urges a return to the original, though less spectacular, role of the UN soldiers: keeping the peace where peace is really the goal of the parties involved."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- pt. I. The Rebirth of the United Nations. 1. In the Glass Tower. 2. A Nobel Prize for Canada
- pt. II. The Peacekeeping Missions. 3. The Soldier-Diplomat. 4. Cambodia: The Fairies around the Cradle. 5. Sabotage and Betrayal in Western Sahara. 6. The New Warriors. 7. Murder in Somalia. 8. The Unhappy Warriors. 9. Obstruction by the Great Powers
- pt. III. An Army for the UN. 10. Peacekeeping Takes a Back Seat to Politics. 11. A Huge Lego Set. 12. Pressure from the French. App. A. United Nations Peacekeeping Missions to 1 September 1994
- App. B. Excerpts from the Charter of the United Nations.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Les Casques bleus.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-00846-3
- 9786612008467
- 1-4426-8008-3
- OCLC:
- 944177536
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