The United Nations and Peacekeeping

The 1988 Nobel Peace Prize has thrown into sharp relief the significant role United Nations' peacekeepers have played on the international stage since the first operation 40 years ago. This volume takes stock of our peacekeeping past and present and considers its future. It gives an insider's look at management and financing issues, the views of troop-contributing countries and the effect of operations on peacekeepers and local populations. This volume strengthens the case for peacekeeping in a viable system for international peace and security.

Editors' Preface - List of Abbreviations - Notes on the Contributors - List of Participants - Introduction; I.J.Rikhye - Reflections by the Chairman; B.E.Urquhart - Rethinking Peacekeeping; A.R.Norton & T.G.Weiss - Peacekeeping in the International Political Context: Historical Analysis and Future Directions; H.Wiseman - UN Peacekeeping: Expectations, Limitations and Results: Forty Years of Mixed Experience; K.Skjelsbaek - Peacekeeping and Peacemaking: the Need for Patience; G.G.Greindi - The Management of UN Peacekeeping; J.O.C.Jonah - The Financing of UN Peacekeeping Operations: the Need for a Sound Financial Basis; S.R.Mills - Support and Limitations: Peacekeeping from the Point of View of Troop-Contributors; J.J.Holst - Peacekeeping and the Parties; A.M.James - Peacekeepers and Local Populations: Some Comments on Unifil; M.Heiberg - The Future of Peacekeeping; I.J.Rikhye - Appendix - Index