ISSN:
0022-278X
Source:
Cambridge Journals Digital Archives
Topics:
Ethnic Sciences
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History
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Political Science
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Economics
Notes:
[Peacekeepers] should not... have the obligation, the soldiers, or the equipment to engage violators in hostilities. International peacekeeping forces express and facilitate the erstwhile belligerents' will to live in peace; they cannot supervise peace in conditions of war. Turning them into a fighting force erodes international consensus on their function, encourages withdrawals by contributing contingents, converts them into a factional participant in the internal power struggle, and turns them into targets of attack from rival internal factions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X00015159
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