1st Edition

Peacekeeping And The Role Of Russia In Eurasia

By Lena Jonson, Clive Archer Copyright 1996
    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    As the number of peacekeeping efforts conducted internationally under the aegis of military forces increases, there is more pressure to resolve the dilemma inherent in all peacekeeping activities—how to combine efficiency with legitimacy. This dilemma is particularly acute in the many conflicts that have mushroomed in the Eurasian region following

    Introduction -- Russia and Peacekeeping in Eurasia -- Russian Interventionism in Eurasia -- The Military Background and Context to Russian Peacekeeping -- The Russian Domestic Debate on Policy Toward the “Near Abroad” -- The Influence of the Balkan Crisis on Russia's Peacekeeping in Its "Near Abroad" -- Case Studies of Russian Peacekeeping -- The Case of Tajikistan -- The Case of Transdniestr (Moldova) -- The Case of Abkhazia (Georgia) -- The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan) -- Multilateral Security Organisations for Peacekeeping in Eurasia -- The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) -- The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) -- The United Nations (UN) -- NATO, NACC and the Partnership for Peace

    Biography

    Lena Jonson is Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Russia Research Program at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm