Peacekeeping in International Politics

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction: The Nature of Peacekeeping....Pages 1-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-22
The Re-drawing of Some European Frontiers After the First World War (1920–1925) and the Temporary Allied Administration of Danzig (1920)....Pages 23-26
The Inter-Allied Plebiscite Forces (1920–1922)....Pages 27-32
The Dispute Over Vilna (1920–1922) and the Question of Memel (1920–1924)....Pages 33-36
Albania (1921–1923)....Pages 37-39
The Greco—Bulgarian Crisis (1925)....Pages 40-42
The Border Dispute Between Ecuador and Peru (1941–1942, 1955 and 1981– )....Pages 43-45
The Costa Rican—Nicaraguan Disputes (1948–1949, 1955 and 1978–1979)....Pages 46-49
The Boundary Dispute Between Honduras and Nicaragua (1957–1962)....Pages 50-52
Panama (1959)....Pages 53-53
The United States in the Dominican Republic (1965–1966)....Pages 54-60
The Conflict Between El Salvador and Honduras (1969–1971 and 1976–1980)....Pages 61-62
The Peace Process in Central America (1989– )....Pages 63-67
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International Rule in the Saar (1920–1935)....Pages 75-79
The Spanish Civil War (1937–1939)....Pages 80-83
The Proposed Internationalization of Trieste (1947–1954)....Pages 84-86
The Civil War in Greece (1947–1954)....Pages 87-92
The Crisis Over Kuwait (1961–1963)....Pages 93-96
The Dispute Between Algeria and Morocco (1963–1964)....Pages 97-99
The Problem of Chad (1979–1982)....Pages 100-103
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The Nigerian Civil War (1968–1970)....Pages 104-106
The Birth of Zimbabwe (1979–1980)....Pages 107-111
The United States in Sinai (1975–1982)....Pages 112-121
Supervising the Egyptian—Israeli Peace Treaty (1982– )....Pages 122-130
India’s Peacekeeping Force in Sri Lanka (1987–1990) and her Assistance to the Maldives (1988)....Pages 131-134
The Problem of Western Sahara (1988– )....Pages 135-137
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The Dispute Between Colombia and Peru over Leticia (1933–1934)....Pages 145-148
The Proposed Internationalization of Jerusalem (1947–1950)....Pages 149-151
Sedative Efforts Regarding the Arab—Israeli Dispute (1948–1967)....Pages 152-157
The Problem of Kashmir (1949– )....Pages 158-163
The Withdrawal of Forces After the Indo—Pakistani War (1965–1966)....Pages 164-167
Military Attacks on Civilians in the Iran—Iraq War (1984–1988)....Pages 168-169
Supporting the Iran—Iraq Cease-fire (1988– )....Pages 170-174
The Question of Naval Peacekeeping....Pages 175-178
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The Netherlands’ Last Stand in her East Indies/Indonesia (1947–1951)....Pages 185-189
The Transfer of West New Guinea/West Irian from the Netherlands to Indonesia (1962–1963)....Pages 190-196
The Withdrawal of Chinese (Nationalist) Troops from Burma (1953–1954)....Pages 197-199
The Withdrawal of France from Indo-China and its Aftermath (1954–1974)....Pages 200-206
The United States’ Exit from Vietnam (1973–1975)....Pages 207-209
The Anglo-French Debacle at Suez and its Aftermath (1956–1967)....Pages 210-223
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The Turkish Threat to Cyprus (1964– )....Pages 224-237
The War over the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas (1982)....Pages 238-241
The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan and its Aftermath (1988–1990)....Pages 242-250
The Cuban and Other Withdrawals from Angola (1988– )....Pages 251-256
South Africa’s Withdrawal from Namibia (1989–1990)....Pages 257-268
Vietnam’s Withdrawal from Cambodia (1989– )....Pages 269-271
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The Winding Down of the Korean War (1953– )....Pages 279-283
The Flurry over Lebanon (1958)....Pages 284-290
The Congo Crisis (1960–1964)....Pages 291-299
The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)....Pages 300-301
Egypt’s Intervention in Yemen (1963–1964)....Pages 302-306
The Maintenance of Calm in the Middle East since the Six Day War (1967– )....Pages 307-315
The Path to the Egyptian—Israeli Peace Treaty (1973–1979)....Pages 316-326
The Israeli-Syrian Confrontation (1973– )....Pages 327-334
Syria’s Intervention in Lebanon (1976– )....Pages 335-338
The Problem of South Lebanon (1978– )....Pages 339-351
The Withdrawal of Palestinian Forces from Beirut (1982)....Pages 352-355
Big Powers in Beirut (1982–1984)....Pages 356-361
Conclusion: The Use of Peacekeeping....Pages 362-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-378