1st Edition

The Evolution of US Peacekeeping Policy Under Clinton A Fairweather Friend?

By Michael G. MacKinnon Copyright 2000
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This fascinating study examines the dynamic process through which the Clinton administration developed a policy towards UN peace support operations. The author addresses the fundamental question: what factors influenced the shift in US policy towards the United Nations and its peace support operations and which factors were clearly dominant? Based on primary sources and interviews with political... Read more
Introduction; Chapter ONE The Methodology of Applying the ‘Political Process Model’; Chapter TWO The White House View on Peace Operations; Chapter THREE The Views and Interests of the State Department and the Pentagon; Chapter FOUR Congress into the Fray; Chapter FIVE In The Name of Public Opinion; Chapter SIX The Deciding Factor; Chapter SEVEN Conclusions and Implications;

Biography

Michael G. Mackinnon Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva. Sir Brian Urquhart