Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-DEC-03
Format: Online - approximately 896 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Dougherty, Kevin
Article Excerpt
By Frederick H. Fleitz, Jr. Westport, Ct.: Praeger, 2002. Maps. Tables. Diagrams. Illustrations. Photographs. Notes. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xx, 224. $39.95 ISBN: 0-275-97367-0
In this book Fleitz argues that the evolution of peacekeeping operations from "traditional peacekeeping" to "expanded peacekeeping" has been a disaster. He describes traditional peacekeeping operations as those that require acceptance by the disputants, impartiality, and minimum use of force. A classic example is the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai.
Such a limited role gave way in the 1990s to expanded peacekeeping--a term coined by former UN Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali. Peacekeeping missions require the use of military force against local parties, do not require consent, and often include much broader functions such as nation building. Haiti and Somalia are examples.
As his title unequivocally states, Fleitz considers expanded peacekeeping to...
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