This edited volume explores and evaluates the roles of corruption in post-conflict peacebuilding. The problem of corruption has become increasingly important in war to peace transitions, eroding confidence in new democratic institutions, undermining economic development, diverti…
The armed forces are central actors in most societies and are involved in many different roles. Amongst other activities, they engage in peace operations, support the police in fighting crime, support civilian authorities in dealing with natural disasters, and fight against terr…
1 From War and Peace to Violence and Intervention: Permanent Moral Dilemmas Under Changing Political and Technological Conditions: Pierre Hassner 2 Military Intervention and National Sovereignty: Recasting the Relationship: J. Bryan Hehir 3 Peacekeeping, Military Interventio…
"Somalia. March 4, 1993. Two Somalis are shot in the back by Canadian peacekeepers, one fatally. Barely two weeks later, sixteen-year-old Shidane Abukar Arone is tortured to death. Dozens of Canadian soldiers look on or know of the torture. The first reports of what became kno…
The Weaknesses in United Nations Missions. The Logic of Civil War Conflict Dynamics. UN Missions in Civil Wars: A Framework for Analysis. Bosnia-Herzegovina: Speaking into a Hurricane. El Salvador: A Timely Success. Handling Scorpions in Somalia. Purchasing Peace in Mozamb…
Do States, through their military forces, have legal obligations under human rights treaties towards the local civilian population during UN-mandated peace operations? It is frequently claimed that it is unrealistic to require compliance with human rights treaties in peace opera…
Skildring af baggrunden for krigen i det tidligere Jugoslavien og selve krigsforløbet fra 1987-1994
