1st Edition

Ireland and International Peacekeeping Operations 1960-2000

By Katsumi Ishizuka Copyright 2004
320 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

The Republic of Ireland has won its status as a leading contributor to international peacekeeping operations, which has been its key 'foreign policy' since the 1960s. But why is Ireland so keen to be involved? This new book asks and answers this and other key questions about Ireland's close involvement with the EU. It cannot simply be for charitable reasons, so is it because it is a... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Ireland’s contribution to the peacekeeping force in the Congo – its interests as an activist in the UN; Chapter 2 Ireland’s commitment to peacekeeping operations in Cyprus; Chapter 3 The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and Ireland’s participation; Chapter 4 Ireland’s peacekeeping policy in the post-Cold War era; conclusion Conclusion;

Biography

Katsumi Ishizuka, Keith Jeffery