The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: Multiple Perspectives on a Multinational Peace Operation

ISBN-13: 9782807602496 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 340 str.

Elena Aoun

Opis

This book analyzes the UNIFIL as a multinational peacekeeping force deployed in a highly strained context. It investigates the defining features of UNIFIL's environment, the multicultural challenges to its smooth operation and the pattern and impact of the rise of non-European countries.

Spis treści

Contents: Joseph Soeters: Foreword. Studying Peacekeeping Requires Patience and Stamina - Elena Aoun/Efrat Elron: The UNIFIL: Multiple Perspectives on a Peace Operation's Challenges and Effectiveness - Elena Aoun: The Evolving Environment of UNIFIL. Old Challenges and New Threats - Matthieu Cimino/Nadim Farhat: Lebanese Perceptions of the UNIFIL. Views from the South - Elena Aoun: The European Involvement in Post-2006 UNIFIL. The Art of the Possible - Ünsal Sigri/A. Kadir Varoglu/Serdar Genç/Demet Varoglu: Turkey's Role in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) - Giulia Aubry: Between National Character and Multinational Coexistence. The Italian Contingent in UNIFIL II (2008-2014) - Janja Vuga Bersnak/Delphine Resteigne/Ljubica Jelusic: Smaller Contingents in Peace Operations. Comparing Slovenian and Belgium Cultures and Perceptions within UNIFIL - Sonja A. Sackmann/Manuela Bräuer: Multicultural Challenges in Peace Operations. The Case of Germany's Involvement in UNIFIL's Maritime Task Force - Alexander Mattelaer: Europeans to the Front! The Role of France, Italy and Spain in the UNIFIL Enhancement - Major General AK Bardalai: UN Peacekeeping Operations. Perspective of an Indian Peacekeeper - Eduardo Lachica: UNIFIL'S East Asian Presence. Pioneering a Peacemaking Role in the Middle East.

O autorze

Elena Aoun holds a PhD from Science Po Paris and is currently assistant professor in International Relations at the Université catholique de Louvain. Her research interests revolve around EU foreign policy, the conflicts and crises in the Middle East and international involvement in the region. She also works on security issues and peacekeeping.