1st Edition

External Interventions in Civil Wars The Role and Impact of Regional and International Organisations

Edited By Stefan Wolff, Oya Dursun- Özkanca Copyright 2014
194 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

This volume brings together expert case studies on a range of experiences of third-party interventions in civil wars. The chapters consider the role of a variety of organisations, including the United Nations, NATO, the European Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the African Union, and the Organization of American States. Each case study... Read more

1. Regional and International Conflict Regulation: Diplomatic, Economic and Military Interventions  2. United Nations Peacekeeping in Timor-Leste  3. NATO’s Intervention in the Afghan Civil War  4. The African Union Mission in Burundi Annemarie  5. The Contribution of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to the Peace Process in Mindanao 6. European Union Conflict Management in the Western Balkans  7. Defending Democracy? Assessing the OAS’s 2002 Diplomatic Intervention in Haiti  8. The Response of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to the Crisis in Kyrgyzstan 

Biography

Stefan Wolff is Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham, UK, and an expert and consultant on conflict management to several governments and international organisations.

Oya Dursun-Özkanca is Associate Professor of Political Science at Elizabethtown College, USA. Her research interests include transatlantic security, Security Sector Reform, and peace-building.