Warriors or Peacekeepers?

Warriors or Peacekeepers?
Author: Kjetil Enstad
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2020-04-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030367665

As the past two decades of war in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Darfur and the Congo have revealed, war in the twenty-first century looks nothing like the traditional state-to-state conflicts of World Wars I and II which defined the previous century. Resolving today’s conflicts - typically based on complex ethnic, religious, economic and political dynamics - requires far more than mere military strength and technology. The military officer of today must simultaneously be a warrior and diplomat, combatant and humanitarian worker, soldier and peacekeeper. But how can today’s militaries prepare their leaders for such multifaceted roles? Warriors or Peacekeepers seeks to provide answers to this question, comparing and contrasting research on the successes and failures of military cultural education and training programs in seven different countries on three continents (U.S., Canada, Argentina Norway, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands). This anthology consists of three main sections. The first addresses the theoretical issues of developing the warrior-peacekeeper: what constitutes cultural competence in the officer profession and the pedagogical challenges associated with developing such competence. The second compares teaching practices from various military educational institutions and provides insight into such issues as: how language training can build cultural awareness, helping officers navigate the ethical and moral challenges of dealing with gender in radically different cultures and the best didactic models to develop reflective skills in military leaders. The third section examines the structural and organizational conditions which historically have aided or impeded educational and organizational change in the military. This book will appeal to military academic communities, educational institutions, scholars in security studies, peacekeeping and conflict studies; and to decision-makers in governments and administration.

Warriors in Peacekeeping

Warriors in Peacekeeping
Author: Jean Callaghan
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2004
Genre: Bosnia and Herzegovina
ISBN: 9783825851729

"This book makes an extraordinary contribution to broadening and deepening understanding of the complex range of relations in modern peacekeeping operations, including interactions between national contingents and their respective chains of command and their relations with other contingents in the field, as well as with regional authorities, scores of NGOs, and the Its findings help to identify ""points of tension"" in peacekeeping operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where, for the first time, contingents from more than 35 countries had to cooperate, each of which had their own, quite different, This volume provides both descriptive and analytical insights based upon these experiences that are applicable to contemporary international peacekeeping operations all over the world. J. Callgahan, H. Born, T. op den Buijs, Ad Vogelaar, E. Johansson, B. Boene, J. Y. Yanakiev, I. A.Razumtsev. "

Army Peacekeepers: Warriors with Special Skills

Army Peacekeepers: Warriors with Special Skills
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2001
Genre:
ISBN:

The Duke of Wellington is reputed to have claimed, "Great countries don't fight small wars." However, great countries don't become great, and stay great, without maintaining presence, engagement, and the ability to protect its interests both at home and abroad in times of peace, crisis, and war. For the United States, the mission of presence, engagement, and defense abroad has largely been assigned to the armed forces. It is the demonstrated and proven strategic reach of the U.S. military in supporting diplomatic engagement, protecting global economic presence, and fighting and winning our nation's wars that maintains the superpower status of the United States today. But, as developing nations attempt to define their role in the new balance of world power, and as ethnic, religious, and tribal conflicts continue to flare, the United States, as a world leader, must now, more than ever, remain engaged in regional "small wars" and peace operations to promote democratic stability, enhance economic development, protect U.S. interests, and prevent major regional conflict.

Warriors for Peace

Warriors for Peace
Author: Franz Kernic
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN:

This study deals with sociological and sociopsychological aspects of UN Peacekeeping missions focusing on the Austrian experience. The study is broad and descriptive covering a spectrum that ranges from the soldier's motivation to join UN-troops to the social and psychological problems encountered during service. The main purpose is to give a broad overview of work-related experiences during the tour of duty. The emphasis is on the Austrian soldier's life and his experiences as a peacekeeper. The study focuses primarily on an Austrian battalion (AUSBATT/UNDOF) deployed to the Golan Heights. Their mission can be considered a traditional UN Peacekeeping operation. In addition, some data on the Austrian IFOR contingent to Bosnia is included.

Bait and Switch

Bait and Switch
Author: Julie A. Mertus
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2008-02-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135891818

It has become routine for the US government to invoke human rights to justify its foreign policy decisions and military ventures. But this human rights talk has not been supported by a human rights walk. Policy makers consistently apply a double standard for human rights norms: one the rest of the world must observe, but which the US can safely ignore. Based on extensive interviews with leading foreign policy makers, military officials, and human rights advocates, Mertus tells the story of how America's attempts to promote human rights abroad have, paradoxically, undermined those rights in other countries. The second edition brings the story up-to-date, including new sections on the second half of the Bush administration and the Iraq War, and updates on Afghanistan. The first edition of Bait and Switch won the American Political Science Association's 2005 Best Book on Human Rights.

Bait and Switch

Bait and Switch
Author: Julie Mertus
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1135934738

Although our era is marked by human rights rhetoric, human wrongs continue to be committed with impunity, and the idea of human rights is becoming impoverished.

The Psychology of the Peacekeeper

The Psychology of the Peacekeeper
Author: Thomas W. Britt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2003-09-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0313057125

In this remarkable volume, a multinational team of scientists catalogs the stressors and benefits for combat-trained soldiers deployed on missions where they are told to hold their fire and assume the role of peacekeeper. Theory and direct research with peacekeepers is incorporated. Missions covered include, but are not limited to, peacekeeping operations in Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Lebanon. The terminology of peacekeeping and military operations is listed. The stressors, threats, dangers, frustrations, and benefits of the peacekeeper role are described in dramatic detail, with additional attention to the Peacekeeper Stress Syndrome. With the goal of increasing peacekeeper health and well-being, which in turn increases the likelihood of establishing a stable peace, this volume also addresses interventions and preventative measures. The extent of psychological distress and disorders following peacekeeping operations is documented. Interventions are recommended for various phases of deployment, in order to minimize the likelihood of post-deployment psychological problems. Experts in social, industrial/organizational, health, clinical, and cross-cultural psychology contribute to a multi-dimensional perspective. Each chapter author reports psychological research with military personnel in peacekeeping operations.

The Lamb and the Tiger

The Lamb and the Tiger
Author: Stanley R. Barrett
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1487522630

This book focuses on the broad implications of the transformation of Canada from a peacekeeping to a war-making nation during the Conservative Party's recent decade in power. Funds were poured into the Canadian Forces, and a newly militarized nation found itself entrenched in conflicts around the globe. For decades, Canada had played a leading role in UN peacekeeping, and when the Cold War ended, the prospect of international harmony was infectious. Yet in short order hostilities erupted in the failed states of Rwanda, Somalia, and the Balkans; terrorism - including 9/11 - raised its head; and Iraq and Afghanistan became war zones. In the face of these immense challenges, the UN was dismissed by its opponents as irrelevant. Structured around an anti-war perspective, The Lamb and the Tiger critically examines the ageless genetic and more recent cultural (civilizational) explanations of war, concluding with a close look at the impact of war and right-wing politics on women and Indigenous peoples. The Lamb and the Tiger encourages Canadians to think about what kind of military and what kind of country they really want.

Peace Operations Between War and Peace

Peace Operations Between War and Peace
Author: Erwin A. Schmidl
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 113530002X

Peace operations entail a special form of co-operation between nation-states and international organization, but tend to be most difficult for the soldiers, police and civilian officials on the ground. This volume highlights the latter role with case studies of Srebrenica and Somalia.