There have been innovations in recent operations that may prove useful for more broad application. Their protection was supported by a special, civilian security unit brought in by the United Nations from Argentina. In the NATO-led peace operation in Bosnia, there are plans to deploy a constabulary force of civilian paramilitary units to help provide public safety. A Graceful Exit In Bosnia, we have learned that what counts are exit conditions, not an exit date. The difficulty is that achieving durable stability requires that the social fabric of a society be re-woven before peacekeepers depart.
True recovery requires a development approach.
The international community needs to have civilian relief and development instruments at its disposal that can help resuscitate a society in the aftermath of conflict. The tasks that are needed are manifold and daunting. In the final analysis, there are no magic formulas for obtaining successful results from peacekeeping. U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda USIA Electronic Journal, Vol.