The first international peace operation by the United Nations took place in 1948. Seventy-five years later, more than one hundred multilateral missions have been launched on a global scale as mechanisms of international conflict management and resolution. This book offers a critical assessment of the historical development, aims, and performance of these peace operations, as well as their controversies, contemporary challenges, and future outlook.
This book offers a critical assessment of the historical development, aims and performance of United Nations peace operations, as well as their controversial issues, contemporary challenges and future outlook.