Clear Mandate: Reforming US and UN Peace Operations.
Harvard International Review 1996, Summer, 18, 3
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The author wishes to express that the opinions presented in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the US Army. IN RECENT YEARS, peacekeeping and related activities have come to constitute a major concern in international relations. The proliferation of peace operations has demonstrated both the utility and the limitations of military forces in the task of conflict prevention. Right now, the United Nations and other multinational organizations are overseeing several peace operations. The recent participation of the United States in such operations has been noteworthy. Today, US military forces are heavily involved in four such operations and give various degrees of support to five others. These multinational peace operations are useful supplements to the United States' alliance systems, forward deployment of forces, and other traditional means of addressing vital security concerns. Peace operations represent an area in which the interests of the United States and the United Nations converge.