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Preventing War
Abiodun Williams
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Description for Preventing War
Hardback. In the last decade of the the 20th century, the United Nations devised a new instrument - preventive deployment - to deal with the age-old problem of war. This study provides an account of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP), which was deployed from 1992 to 1999 in Macedonia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYM; JPSN1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
In the last decade of the bloodiest century in recorded history, the United Nations devised a new instrument—preventive deployment—to deal with the age-old problem of war. This unique first-hand study provides the definitive account of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP), which was deployed from 1992 to 1999 in Macedonia, for the first time before hostilities erupted. Abiodun Williams explains why UNPREDEP was established, how it implemented its new mandate, and its pathbreaking accomplishments. Placing his account in the context of the evolution of UN peacekeeping and Macedonian history, Williams’s analysis is grounded in systematic empirical detail. The book ... Read more
In the last decade of the bloodiest century in recorded history, the United Nations devised a new instrument—preventive deployment—to deal with the age-old problem of war. This unique first-hand study provides the definitive account of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP), which was deployed from 1992 to 1999 in Macedonia, for the first time before hostilities erupted. Abiodun Williams explains why UNPREDEP was established, how it implemented its new mandate, and its pathbreaking accomplishments. Placing his account in the context of the evolution of UN peacekeeping and Macedonian history, Williams’s analysis is grounded in systematic empirical detail. The book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742509078
SKU
V9780742509078
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About Abiodun Williams
Abiodun Williams is director of strategic planning in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served as political adviser to U.N. peacekeeping operations in Macedonia, Haiti, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Previously, he taught international relations at Georgetown University.
Reviews for Preventing War
An excellent piece of work: well structured, very clearly written, sound, and convincing.
Alan James, Keele University This book is worthwhile reading because of Williams's convincing argument that a UN preventive mission did make a difference in a region steeped in armed conflict.
Millennium
Williams' analysis is grounded in systematic empirical detail. The book makes a strong ... Read more
Alan James, Keele University This book is worthwhile reading because of Williams's convincing argument that a UN preventive mission did make a difference in a region steeped in armed conflict.
Millennium
Williams' analysis is grounded in systematic empirical detail. The book makes a strong ... Read more