The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), which replaced AMISOM in 2022, is a UN peacekeeping mission with the mandate to support the Somali Security Forces (SSF) in combating al-Shabaab and securing the country. As ATMIS is set to conclude…
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Contrary to the general perception, not all United Nations peacekeeping operations are financed by special arrangements separate and distinct from those of the Organization’s ordinary expenses under its regular budget. In fact, of the seventeen peacekeeping operations initiated by the United Nations during its forty-four year history, six were or are being financed from the […]
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Peacekeeping may not always lead to a negotiated sttlement of disputes, but it does succeed in halting the fighting, which provides valuable time for negotiations to resume.International peacekeeping truly has become a vital instrument in modern diplomacy.The possibility of establishing a more rigorous framework for the prevention and settlement of international disputes rests upon the […]
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In the search for peace, a great deal is talked about disarmaments, but the crucial work of preventing wars is done by a few thousand world “policemen.”These are the peacekeepers. The peacekeepers, unlike the disarmers, have a continuous track record.Rikhye admits the mistakes that have been made in international peacekeeping efforts and points the way […]
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The history of the Middle East since World War I is a recapitulation of blunders – blunders which caused and prolonged the turmoil and bloodshed of the past 60 years, blunders by the great powers, by the Arabs and the Jews.This book deals with the events that led to a disastrous Arab defeat in 1967, […]
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