ID | 134387 |
Title Proper | United Nations and the use of force |
Other Title Information | between promise and peril |
Language | ENG |
Author | Berdal, Mats ; Ucko, David H |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | When, in An Agenda for Peace of June 1992, Boutros Boutros-Ghali set out his vision for a revitalised UN after the Cold War, he offered a definition of UN ‘peacekeeping’ in which the insertion of one innocentsounding word appeared to herald a new era. ‘Peace-keeping’, the UN secretary general probingly stated, ‘is the deployment of a UN presence in the field, hitherto with the consent of all the parties concerned’. Catching the attention of UN officials, academics and governments at the time, the reference to ‘hitherto’ was deemed highly significant. It seemed to imply that the tried and tested principles of UN peacekeeping – its reliance on the principles of consent, impartiality and minimum use of force except in self-defence – might now, in the post-Cold War era, give way to a more expansive role for UN military forces, one that would likely involve taking the initiative in the use of force. |
`In' analytical Note | Journal of Strategic Studies vol. 37, No.5; Oct.2014: p.665-673 |
Journal Source | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol: 37 No 5 |
Key Words | Peacekeeping ; Use of force ; ONUC ; United Nations |