Blue Helmets: The Stategy Of Un Military Operations; Author: Hillen, John; Author: Annotations by Oakley, Robert B.; Hardback; Book

Author: Hillen, John; Author: Annotations by Oakley, Robert B.
Hardback; Book
312 pages
Published: October 1997
Brassey's (UK) Ltd
ISBN: 1574881388
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- Answers important questions about the UN's competency to handle complex military operations today- Includes timely analyses of the debacles in Somalia and the former YugoslaviaBlue Helmets is the first book to address the UN's performance over the past fifty years as an employer of military force and to examine the organizations ability to handle military operations. With UN operations now costing billions of dollars each year and involving tens of thousands of troops in dangerous operations, many observers have questioned what the appropriate role of the UN should be. The answer will have a profound impact on the future of collective security. Blue Helmets is necessary reading for anyone interested in the United Nations and international security in today's volatile worlAddresses the performance of the United Nations as a military force over the last fifty years, focusing on thirty-eight military operations, and explores the role of the UN's armed forces in the future.