One of the most vexing issues that has faced the international community since the end of the Cold War has been the use of force by the United Nations peacekeeping forces. UN intervention in civil wars, as in Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Rwanda, has thrown into stark relief the difficulty of peacekeepers operating in situations where consent to their presence and activities is fragile or incomplete and where there is little peace to keep. Complex questions arise in these circumstances. When and how should peacekeepers use force to protect themselves, to protect their mission, or, most...
One of the most vexing issues that has faced the international community since the end of the Cold War has been the use of force by the United Nations...
Peter Batchelor and Susan Willett analyze the response of the South African defense industry to drastic cuts in military expenditure and the demilitarization of society brought about by the end of the Cold War, the collapse of Apartheid, and the stabilization of the regional security situation.
Peter Batchelor and Susan Willett analyze the response of the South African defense industry to drastic cuts in military expenditure and the demilitar...
This book presents different views on nuclear disarmament and arms control and includes a brief history of nuclear non-proliferation policy and the nuclear test ban issue. It describes the history and results of the 1990 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference and the 1991 Partial Test Ban Treaty Amendment Conference. The work discusses potential consensus or dissension regarding future nuclear proliferation and the test ban and the prospects for an extension of the NPT. The work also covers the possible threat of a new North-South divide over these issues.
This book presents different views on nuclear disarmament and arms control and includes a brief history of nuclear non-proliferation policy and the nu...
This volume examines the extent to which global deficiencies and degradation of natural resources, coupled with their uneven distribution, can lead to unlikely alliances, national rivalries, and even war. The study evaluates the influence of such factors as geographical distribution, availability, scarcity, and depletion of the world's natural resources--including oil, natural gas, minerals, fresh water, ocean fisheries, and food crops--on strategic and military policy-making. Westing also studies the effect of differential population growth on the actual and perceived availability of...
This volume examines the extent to which global deficiencies and degradation of natural resources, coupled with their uneven distribution, can lead to...
