UN Peacekeeping in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo by Ray Murphy - 9780521843058

UN Peacekeeping in Lebanon, Somalia and KosovoOperational and Legal Issues in Practice\nAuthor(s): Ray Murphy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521843058, 978-0521843058\nSynopsis\nThe concept of UN peacekeeping has had to evolve and change to meet the challenges of contemporary sources of conflict; consequently, peacekeeping operations have grown rapidly in number and complexity. This book examines a number of issues associated with contemporary multinational peace operations, and seeks to provide insights into the problems that arise in establishing and deploying such forces to meet the challenges of current conflicts. The focus of the book is three case studies (Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo), involving a comparative analysis of the traditional peacekeeping in Lebanon, the more robust peace enforcement mission in Somalia, and the international administration undertaken on behalf of the internat.