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The first comprehensive analysis of Britain's complex relationship with UN peacekeeping operations during two formative decades. It charts the evolution of British views on an international organization running its own military forces and examines policy-makers' efforts to influence, contain and exploit individual operations: in Palestine, Kashmir, Egypt (following the Suez Crisis), Lebanon, Congo and Cyprus. Benefits included shedding colonial responsibilities, containing conflicts, face-saving, and burden-sharing; perceived risks included interference in remaining colonies and threats to postcolonial interests.
Britain was arguably the single greatest catalyst and beneficiary
of UN peacekeeping operations during the post-war period. This book
analyses the reasons for this, including the post-colonial
conflicts which Britain handed the UN and its determination to
ensure that peacekeeping evolved in a manner compatible with UK
national interests. Despite initial ambivalence about letting the
UN run military operations, Britain repeatedly used the
organization, to shed colonial responsibilities, save face, share
policing burdens, and stabilise conflicts in sensitive regions.
This comprehensive survey first examines UK experience with
antecedents of UN operations, notably 19th century colonial
policing and missions set up under the League of Nations. It then
analyses British efforts to influence, contain and exploit
individual UN operations, including the Emergency Force established
following the Suez Crisis (1956-67), the force in the Congo
(1960-64), and the enduring operation in Cyprus (1967-). Also
covered are several instances when British Governments preferred to
intervene unilaterally, including in Jordan and Kuwait. One of the
main contributions of the book is the detailed analysis of internal
UK Government and UN files, which the author uses to reconstruct
the policy making process. The book also sheds light on the
peacekeeping policies of certain other key states, particularly the
US and USSR. Finally, the account addresses some issues of
contemporary relevance, including the tension between neutrality
and impartiality, peacekeeping in a semi-permissive environment,
and the use of force.
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Dianne Hofmeyr
Paperback
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R65
Discovery Miles 650
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