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One of the most vexing issues that has faced the international community since the end of the Cold War has been the use of force by the United Nations peacekeep

This edited volume provides a detailed and nuanced analysis of UN peacekeeping and the use of force, to inform a better understanding of the complex and interco

Dennis C. Jett examines why peacekeeping operations fail by comparing the unsuccessful attempt at peacekeeping in Angola with the successful effort in Mozambiqu

1. Law and Force; 2. The Prohibition of the Use of Force; 3. Invitation and Intervention: Civil Wars and the Use of Force; 4. Self-defence; 5. Collective Self-d

An in-depth 2007 analysis of the sources of success and failure in UN peacekeeping missions in civil wars.