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Peacemaking and Peacekeeping for the New title: Century author: Otunnu, Olara A. publisher: Rowman & Littlefield isbn10 | asin: 0847687260 print isbn13: 9780847687268 ebook isbn13: 9780585114309 language: English United Nations--Armed Forces-- subject Congresses. publication date: 1998 lcc: JZ6374.P44 1998eb ddc: 341.5/84 United Nations--Armed Forces-- subject: Congresses. Page i Peacemaking and Peacekeeping for the New Century Edited by Olara A. Otunnu and Michael W. Doyle With the assistance of Chetan Kumar, Demitra Pappas, Marc Bennett, and Elise Oliver ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC. Lanham New York Boulder Oxford Page ii ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC. Published in the United States of America by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706 12 Hid's Copse Road Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9JJ, England Copyright © 1998 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Chapter 2 copyright © 1996 Adam Roberts All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Otunnu, Olara A., 1950- Peacemaking and peacekeeping for the new century / Olara A. Otunnu and Michael W. Doyle. p. cm. Proceedings of a seminar held in March 1995 convened by the Government of Austria and the International Peace Academy. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8476-8726-0 (cloth). ISBN 0-8476-8727-9 (pbk.) 1. United Nations Armed Forces Congresses. I. Doyle, Michael W. II. International Peace Academy. III. Title. JZ6374.088 1998 341.5'84 dc21 97-13387 CIP ISBN 0-8476-8726-0 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN 0-8476-8727-9 (pbk.: alk. paper) Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48- 1984. Page iii To the Peacekeepers Page v CONTENTS Foreword vii Nelson Mandela Preface ix List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction: Discovering the Limits and Potential of 1 Peacekeeping Michael W. Doyle Part I: Fifty Years of Peacemaking and Peacekeeping 1 21 Peacemaking and Peacekeeping for the New Century Boutros Boutros-Ghali 2 27 Communal Conflict as a Challenge to International Organization: The Case of the Former Yugoslavia Adam Roberts Part II: Preventing Deadly Conflict 3 61 Preventive Action and Conflict Resolution Gareth Evans 4 89 Preventive Diplomacy and Peacemaking: The UN Experience Ismat Kittani Part III: Peacekeeping, Peace Enforcement, and the Use of Force 5 111 Under What Circumstances Should the UN Intervene Militarily in a "Domestic" Crisis? Edward Mortimer 6 145 Dabbling in War: The Dilemma of the Use of Force in United Nations Intervention J.M. Sanderson 7 169 Challenges of the New Peacekeeping Kofi A. Annan Page vi 8 189 Prospects for a Rapid Response Capability: A Dialogue Brian Urquhart and François Heisbourg Part IV: Humanitarian Protection 9 203 Humanitarian Action and Peacekeeping Jan Eliasson 10 215 Humanitarian Responses to International Emergencies Sadako Ogata Part V: Regional Dimensions 11 233 The Failed State and Political Collapse in Africa Ali A. Mazrui 12 245 The OAU Role in Conflict Management Salim Ahmed Salim 13 255 The Contribution of Regional Organizations in Europe John Roper Part VI: Peacebuilding 14 275 A Holistic Approach to Building Peace Thomas M. Franck Conclusion: The Peace-and-Security Agenda of the 297 United Nations: From a Crossroads into the New Century Olara A. Otunnu Index 327 About the Contributors 347 Page vii FOREWORD The empowerment of the ordinary people of our world to determine their destiny freely, unhindered by tyrants and dictators, is at the very heart of the reason for the existence of the United Nations. But it is equally true that hundreds of millions of these politically empowered masses are caught in the death trap of poverty, unable to live life to the full. Out of all this are born social conflicts that produce insecurity and instability, civil and other wars that claim lives, millions of desperate refugees, and the destruction of what little wealth poor countries are able to accumulate. The millions across the globe who stand expectant at the gates of hope look to the United Nations to bring them peace, to bring them life, to bring them a life worth living. Democratic South Africa salutes the United Nations organization and its member states, both singly and collectively, for joining forces with the masses of our people in a common struggle that has brought about our emancipation and pushed back the frontiers of racism. We know well that none of us acting alone can achieve success. We must, therefore, act together as a community of nations. As we approach the twenty-first century, we affirm our commitment to the founding ideal of the United Nations to better the life of all human beings. The elaboration of a new world order must, of necessity, center on this world body. In it we should find the appropriate forum in which all nations can participate to help determine the shape of the new world. The four elements that will need to be knit together in fashioning that
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