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...Press, 2006. 422 pp. Cloth, $50.00; paper, $19.95.

Following its political gridlock during the Cold War, ensured by the dueling vetoes of the superpowers, the United Nations (UN) Security Council has been freed to serve a far more active and expansive role in international security affairs. As the Council has been unleashed, so has a literature on the political and legal evolution of this important institution.

In UN Peacekeeping, Andrzej Sitkowski reveals the emotion--and, at times, the cynicism--of someone with firsthand experience working with the UN in conflict situations. He offers a devastating and comprehensive critique of UN peacekeeping; virtually no government, international agency, or individual is spared. The book starts from a compelling premise:...

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