In 1994 genocide in Rwanda claimed the lives of at least 500,000 Tutsi some three-quarters of their population while UN peacekeepers were withdrawn and the rest of the world stood aside.
This book investigates the challenges related to civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) and offers a new perspective by examining the social role of NATO CIMIC soldiers.
This book investigates the challenges related to civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) and offers a new perspective by examining the social role of NATO CIMIC soldiers.
An original contribution to international ethics and humanitarian intervention,Westphalia From Belowdraws on history and IR theory to offer a fresh analysis of an insufficiently understood subject.
This book examines the operational and political challenges facing UN peace operations deployed in countries where civil war and protracted violence have given rise to the complex and distinctive political economies of conflict.
This book examines the operational and political challenges facing UN peace operations deployed in countries where civil war and protracted violence have given rise to the complex and distinctive political economies of conflict.
In 2003, just before the start of the US invasion of Iraq, military planners predicted that the mission's success would depend on using diverse sources for their workforce.
Despite having been active in the region since the mid-1990s, the role of NATO in the Middle East has attracted particular attention since the events of 11th September 2001.
In this fully illustrated introduction, acclaimed historian Dr Aaron Edwards provides a concise overview of one of the most difficult and controversial actions in recent history.
In this fully illustrated introduction, acclaimed historian Dr Aaron Edwards provides a concise overview of one of the most difficult and controversial actions in recent history.
Battle for Cassinga is written as a firsthand account by an ordinary South African paratrooper who was at the 1978 assault on the Angolan headquarters of PLAN, the armed wing of SWAPO.
Las formas en las que las campesinas y campesinos de Montes de María han resistido a las violencias de la desigualdad y el despojo, aventurando otros futuros para el campo en el país, nos dice mucho sobre la historia contemporánea de Colombia.
"shock político, económico y militar permitieron que paquetes de reformas se tramitaran evitando el consenso entre los ciudadanos, beneficiando a ciertos grupos nacionales y transnacionales que buscaron explotar sus propiedades sin ningún límite o responsabilidad.
Este libro analiza, desde una perspectiva filosófica y sociológica, las consecuencias epistemológicas diferenciales respecto de cuatro tipos significativos de discursos sobre la transformación del conflicto social latinoamericano en contraste con los discursos de paz.
Seit 1980 hatte sich in Europa und auch in der BRD eine ständig wachsende Friedensbewegung entwickelt, da in dieser Zeit die atomare Hochrüstung der beiden imperialistischen Supermächte USA und Sowjetunion einen Höhepunkt erreicht hatte.
Internationale Friedensoperationen werden meist mit militärischen Einsätzen und den sogenannten "Blauhelmen", den Friedenssoldaten der Vereinten Nationen, verbunden.
