1st Edition
Peace Maintenance The Evolution of International Political Economy
Peace-Maintenance explores the controversial concept that has evolved from diplomatic peacekeeping and military peace-enforcement. Jarat Chopra, the architect of peace-maintenance, outlines the limitations of traditional peacekeeping principles reliant on the increasingly questionable consent of belligerents. He traces the evolution of the political, administrative, legal and judicial ingredients of international authority. He draws on his extensive experience of peace operations with the United Nations, using many examples to illustrate the context and evolution of peace-maintenance, including in-depth studies of Somalia and Western Sahara.
Biography
Jarat Chopra is Director of the International Relations Program at Brown University, Lecturer in International Law and Research Associate at the Thomas J.Watson Jr Institute for International Studies. He has observed a number of peace operations including those in Sri Lanka, Namibia, Nicaragua, Western Sahara, Cambodia, Tajikistan, Moldova, El Salvador, Somalia, Georgia and Macedonia.