Why Peacekeeping Fails 20th Anniversary Edition
In this thoroughly revised edition of his bestselling 1999 volume Why Peacekeeping Fails, Dennis Jett explains why peacekeepers today are dying in record numbers while engaged in operations that either are bound to fail or make little contribution to
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Dennis C. Jett
Why Peacekeeping Fails “Dennis Jett’s revision of his book on peacekeeping is brilliant. It incorporates the radical transformation that has occurred, since the end of the Cold War: in the nature of conflict in contemporary international relations; and, the phe nomenon of the globalization, of virtually all things, including conflict within States. The unprecedented number of refugees in the world today (some 65 million) is its outcome. This book, particularly its early chapters analyzing the constructs this new world disorder, should be required reading at the UN Security Council and in other international organizations where decisions on peacekeeping operations are taken.” —Richard Butler, Former Australian Ambassador to the UN, Executive Chairman of the UN Special Commission to disarm Iraq “Dr. Jett is one of very few political scientists who have excelled as both policy maker and academic analyst. This book provides a much-needed revision of his earlier, significant work, delving into cases in which Ambassador Jett was directly involved when he was a Foreign Service Officer (Mozambique and Angola) and analyzing additional cases that have emerged since its original publication.” —Dan Caldwell, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Pepperdine University, USA “Why Peacekeeping Fails, which began to take shape in the first-hand experi ences of an American ambassador who witnessed brutal conflicts in Africa, has grown into the classic account of the United Nations’ ever-evolving global peacekeeping role over decades. Rich in institutional history, it also never loses sight of the besieged people UN missions aim to save, often with mixed results.” —Barbara Crossette, Former New York Times UN Bureau Chief and Contributing Editor to PassBlue.com “I have encountered peacekeeping operations throughout the Middle East. Most, like UNIFIL, were organized by the UN but the MFO was organized by the United States. Dennis Jett has produced a well-researched and very readable survey of peacekeeping operations around the world. This book, in
my opinion, should have a place on the required reading list of any university course that focuses on peacekeeping, the UN and other international organiza tions or conflict management and prevention.” —David Dunford, Former Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman and Adjunct Instructor at the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona, USA “In this lucid, compact volume, former Ambassador Dennis Jett illuminates the usually messy, problematic, and too often unsuccessful world of interna tional peacekeeping. Through careful scholarship, Jett examines specific cases of mainly UN peacekeeping since 1948, and shows the structural and contextual reasons why peacekeeping at best has a spotty record. A critical book for those wanting to look beyond conventional wisdom at the politics of efforts to create and preserve international order through peacekeeping forces.” —Richard K. Scher, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of F
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