Many feel that peacekeeping has vastly overstepped its role as established in the Charter. The Security Council often supports one faction over another based ideology, not necessarily popular support. As a result, giving peacekeepers the right to support specific governments is seen by many as a violation of a nation's right to self-determination. Also, numerous nations believe that the Security Council should focus more on international security, and less on resolving regional conflicts. International soldiers should be saved for crises of international proportions.
Some nations view peacekeeping with open suspicion.
To a number of 3rd world nations, peacekeeping missions seem just an excuse for 1st world nations to spread their consumer culture and secular ideas. Peacekeeping should be a tool of the peace negotiation process, and should not influence the political ideology of local populations. Finally, the basic question of sovereignty is still in dispute, as it has been since the beginning of the Security Council. New precedents concerning national sovereignty are still being established to this date. We have seen a rise in the number of peacekeeping missions in recent years.