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The United Nations and Regional Security: Europe and Beyond

Michael Pugh and Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu, editors
The United Nations and Regional Security: Europe and Beyond
ISBN: 978-1-58826-207-3
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ISBN: 978-1-58826-232-5
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2003/309 pages/LC: 2003047049
A project of the International Peace Institute

DESCRIPTION

Events in Europe over the past decade or so have created a dynamic requiring significant conceptual and practical adjustments on the part of the the United Nations and a range of regional actors, including the EU, NATO, and the OSCE. This volume explores the resulting collaborative relationships in the context of peace operations in the Balkans, considering past efforts and developing specific suggestions for effective future interactions between the UN and its regional partners.

The authors also consider the implications of efforts in Europe for the regionalization of peace and security operations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Pugh is director of the International Studies Research Centre at the University of Plymouth (UK). His numerous publications include Regeneration of War-torn Societies and Europe's Boat People: Maritime Coperation in the Mediterranean, and he is editor of the journal International Peacekeeping. Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu is on the faculty of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He is coeditor of The United Nations and Regional Security: Europe and Beyond and China and India: Cooperation or Conflict?

CONTENTS

  • Introduction: The United Nations and Regional Actors—the Editors.
  • THE U.N. AND REGIONALIZATION.
  • The Evolving Architecture of Regionalization—L. Fawcett.
  • The World Order Politics of Regionalization—M. Pugh.
  • Is the Regionalization of Peace Operations Desirable?—I. Martin.
  • The U.N., NATO, AND EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS.
  • The U.N. and NATO: The Logic of Primacy—D.A. Leurdijk.
  • The Role of the OSCE and the EU—N. Graeger and A. Novosseloff.
  • Russia, the U.N., and NATO: Prospects for Cooperation—E. Metzgar and A. Zagorski.
  • PEACE OPERATIONS IN EUROPE: SECURITY SECTOR REFORM.
  • Joint Action on Security Challenges in the Balkans—J.G. Cockell.
  • Military Forces and Public Security Challenges—P.V. Jakobsen.
  • Reviving the Judicial and Penal System in Kosovo—D. Marshall.
  • Strengthening Indigenous Police Capacity and the Rule of Law in the Balkans—A.S. Hansen.
  • COMPARATIVE REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES.
  • The Regionalization of Peace in Asia—M. Caballero-Anthony.
  • Managing Security in the Western Hemisphere: The OAS's New Activism—M. Herz.
  • Africa and the Regionalization of Peace Operations: The U.N. and ECOWAS—F. Olonisakin and C. Ero.
  • CONCLUSION.
  • Strengthening Regional Approaches to Peace Operations—C. Samii and W.P.S. Sidhu.