Rethinking the practices of UN peacekeeping operations in the early post-cold war era: The implications of the cases of Somalia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo

This thesis examines the practice of UN peacekeeping operations during the first decade of the post-Cold War era, focusing on three cases: Somalia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo. During the early 1990s, the international community escalated its expectations and demands to the UN and its peacekeepers for massive and expanded interventions to deal with increased intra-state conflicts. In this sense, the interventions in Somalia and Bosnia-Herzegovina were the test cases of the UN's capabilities and the political willingness of the international community.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo