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Air power for warfighting is a story that's been told many times.
Air power for peacekeeping and UN enforcement is a story that
desperately needs to be told. For the first-time, this volume
covers the fascinating range of aerial peace functions. In rich
detail it describes: aircraft transporting vital supplies to UN
peacekeepers and massive amounts of humanitarian aid to
war-affected populations; aircraft serving as the 'eyes in sky' to
keep watch for the world organization; and combat aircraft
enforcing the peace. Rich poignant case studies illuminate the past
and present use of UN air power, pointing the way for the future.
This book impressively fills the large gap in the current
literature on peace operations, on the United Nations and on air
power generally.
Air power for warfighting is a story that's been told many times.
Air power for peacekeeping and UN enforcement is a story that
desperately needs to be told. For the first-time, this volume
covers the fascinating range of aerial peace functions. In rich
detail it describes: aircraft transporting vital supplies to UN
peacekeepers and massive amounts of humanitarian aid to
war-affected populations; aircraft serving as the 'eyes in sky' to
keep watch for the world organization; and combat aircraft
enforcing the peace. Rich poignant case studies illuminate the past
and present use of UN air power, pointing the way for the future.
This book impressively fills the large gap in the current
literature on peace operations, on the United Nations and on air
power generally.
In response to the shaky record of the international community's
peacekeeping and conflict management efforts, academics and
policymakers have begun to re-examine conflict prevention as a key
instrument for the advancement of peace in a war-torn world. In
Conflict Prevention from Rhetoric to Reality, Volume 1:
Organizations and Institutions conflict prevention specialists from
Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, with professional
experience in regional organizations, the UN, and various NGOs and
research organizations, argue that, as a concept as well as a
policy, conflict prevention is moving beyond rhetorical commitments
and symbolic, ad hoc, activities. Institutional, long-term efforts
specifically targeted at the prevention of violent conflict have
become more than just wishful thinking. Together with local actors,
many governments, regional organizations and the UN are embracing
preventive action as a viable path towards sustainable peace. The
contributions to this volume trace conflict prevention efforts in
various regional contexts and explain how preventive thinking is
being successfully mainstreamed into the activities of regional
organizations and the UN. They show that, while conflicts may not
always be prevented, even in cases where reliable monitoring
triggers effective early warning and preventive action, the
likelihood of an outbreak of violent conflict can be greatly
reduced by determined, systematic efforts to address the root
causes of potential violence.
In response to the shaky record of the international community's
peacekeeping and conflict management efforts, academics and
policymakers have begun to re-examine conflict prevention as a key
instrument for the advancement of peace in a war-torn world. In
Conflict Prevention from Rhetoric to Reality, Volume 1:
Organizations and Institutions conflict prevention specialists from
Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, with professional
experience in regional organizations, the UN, and various NGOs and
research organizations, argue that, as a concept as well as a
policy, conflict prevention is moving beyond rhetorical commitments
and symbolic, ad hoc, activities. Institutional, long-term efforts
specifically targeted at the prevention of violent conflict have
become more than just wishful thinking. Together with local actors,
many governments, regional organizations and the UN are embracing
preventive action as a viable path towards sustainable peace. The
contributions to this volume trace conflict prevention efforts in
various regional contexts and explain how preventive thinking is
being successfully mainstreamed into the activities of regional
organizations and the UN. They show that, while conflicts may not
always be prevented, even in cases where reliable monitoring
triggers effective early warning and preventive action, the
likelihood of an outbreak of violent conflict can be greatly
reduced by determined, systematic efforts to address the root
causes of potential violence.
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