Soldiers of diplomacy
Subtitle: the United Nations, peacekeeping, and the new world order
By: Jocelyn Coulon ; translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: United Nations -- Armed Forces.; International police.; Canada -- Armed forces.
Description: Jocelyn Coulon draws on his experiences visiting nine peacekeeping missions, including those in Cambodia, Bosnia, and Somalia, at a pivotal point in UN history, when UN troops were increasingly acting as warriors of a new world order. He raises important questions: How can the UN distinguish its objectives from the interests of the great powers? Could - and should - the UN maintain an independent army? How can the pitfalls encountered by the peacekeepers in Somalia and Bosnia be avoided?

Finally, Coulon urges a return to the original, though less spectacular, role of the UN soldiers: keeping the peace where peace is really the goal of the parties involved.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-223) and index.