GS232 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Peacebuilding, Track Ii Diplomacy, Peace And Conflict Studies
Document Summary
First united nations emergency force-1956 suez crisis. 13 peacekeeping operations, mostly inter-state, border monitoring, buffer zones after cease fire, during cold war. Troops mostly from small and/or neutral un countries, canada, sweden ireland, etc. Changing the nature of conflict after cold war: domestic conflict/civil war situations, greed vs. Peacekeeping needs conflict with 1st generation principles-neutrality in the face of violence against civilians. Increasing reluctance of major powers to participate in peacekeeping after somalia, 2nd generation challenges lead to doctrinal changes to 3rd generation peacekeeping. Robust peacekeeping to deal with force challenges. Multi-dimensional operations: troops, police, ngo"s/io"s, lawyers, etc, move to state-building, post-conflict reconstruction, peacebuilding. 3rd generation ops coincide with wider un emphasis on human security: 2000 millennial report. Suspicion of western interference pushes move to regional forces-african union: rambotham questions regionalism and coalitions of the willing. Track ii diplomacy- low level diplomacy, create trust on people on the ground, break down hate and suspicion.
