International studies, Vol. IX No. 2, 2009.
Review article
The Role of Peace Missions in Contemporary International Relations
Lidija Čehulić Vukadinović
; Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mišo Faletar
Abstract
Peace missions are quite significant within the analysis of contemporary processes in international relations. Dynamics of international community, which have culminated in quality and quantity of changes after the end of bipolarism, complicated theoretical as well as practical analysis of the term, role, kind and aims of peace missions. This complexity comes from the attempt to terminologically determine peace missions, their normative basis during the history (League of Nations, United Nations), as well as from the analysis of their field results. Having in mind new emerging world crisis centers, number of peace missions is proportionally expected to rise. By contributing to various peace missions in the world the Republic of Croatia actively contributes to secure international peace and security.
Keywords
international security; peace missions; peace operations; League of Nations; United Nations; NATO; European Union
Hrčak ID:
291364
URI
Publication date:
1.6.2009.
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