Afghan Civil War started after the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan and it left the Afghan communist government to protect themselves from the Mujahideen. The phase of the war was in between 1989 to 1992. Even though the government fell in 1992 the civil war continued and there was large
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Sanctions by the UNSanctions by the UN
Sanctions by the UN Some think the let-down of UN peacekeeping and peace enforcement in the 1990s caused an improved dependence on sanctions. This can be viewed as a procedure of forced negotiation and which signifies a negative form of action that can be used for both discouraging and compelling.
UN PeacekeepingUN Peacekeeping
UN peacekeeping has undergone a procedure of progression from simpler safeguard type forces forced between hostile forces to support a cease-fire to more intricate multidimensional kinds of operations that may include the peace-building of failed states. The ONUC, United Nations Operations in the Congo is typical case where the peace
Rwanda and SrebrenicaRwanda and Srebrenica
Rwanda and Srebrenica: While examining the evolution of UN peacekeeping two cases stand out. Out of the more than fifty cases since 1945 these two cases calls for special attention and that is the genocide that happened in Rwanda in 1994 and the brutal killing of about eight thousand Bosnian
The Growing Regionalization of UN PeacekeepingThe Growing Regionalization of UN Peacekeeping
The Growing Regionalization of UN Peacekeeping The United Nations have been criticised on many grounds as far as the peacekeeping operations are concerned. There have been so many unsuccessful operations and it could be attributed to lack of resources and overstress due to the number and enormity of the peacekeeping
United Nations for Collective SecurityUnited Nations for Collective Security
United Nations for Collective Security The end of World War I saw the formation of League of Nations founded on the points laid out Woodrow Wilson, the President of US. The core idea was to avoid wars that destroyed lives and nations. Unfortunately this league could not stop the Second
Resurgence of UN Peacekeeping in the New MillenniumResurgence of UN Peacekeeping in the New Millennium
Resurgence of UN Peacekeeping in the New Millennium: After the let-downs in Rwanda and Yugoslavia during the 1990s, there was a major downscaling of the UN peacekeeping. The size of the blue helmets volunteers in the field was condensed from the earlier 70,000 to 14,000. In 1999 there was a
Issues faced by Peacekeeping and Enforcement OperationsIssues faced by Peacekeeping and Enforcement Operations
Issues faced by Peacekeeping and Enforcement Operations: Peacekeeping or chapter VI operations more often than not deals with a situation in which the approval of the host state or states where the force is to be positioned has been secured. Usually these consent type forces were authorised under chapter VI
The Expectation and Evolution of UN PeacekeepingThe Expectation and Evolution of UN Peacekeeping
Evolution of UN Peacekeeping: UN peacekeeping has undergone a procedure of progression from simpler safeguard type forces forced between hostile forces to support a cease-fire to more intricate multidimensional kinds of operations that may include the peace-building of failed states. The ONUC, United Nations Operations in the Congo is typical
Soviet Control: Central and Eastern Europe and the BalkansSoviet Control: Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans
Stalinist economic system began to stagnate in USSR and Europe by late 1950s and they could not deliver all that was promised. This was truer for governments where USSR imposed its system. Polish economists were the first to voice the need for reforms but their leader Gomulka refused to initiate