International Relations made easy (11): Peacekeeping and its failures
Introductory lecture to the discipline of International Relations by Dr Patrick Theiner, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Recorded in late 2020.
== Timestamps ==
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Recap UN origins
01:46 - Peacekeeping in the UN Charter
06:03 - What is peacekeeping
08:09 - Where does peacekeeping happen
09:18 - Peacekeeping characteristics
10:18 - Who sends peacekeepers
14:01 - Traditional peacekeeping missions
17:44 - Sovereignty vs. human rights
21:33 - Second-generation peacekeeping
23:26 - Problem case: Bosnia
26:59 - Problem case: Rwanda
30:08 - Problem case: Somalia
31:53 - Successes
34:14 - Learning from success and failure
36:43 - Responsibility to Protect
41:02 - Development of R2P
43:21 - Criticism of R2P
46:33 - Peacekeepers as a problem
48:00 - The future of peacekeeping?
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Thank you for making undergraduate level learning resources so so accessible! Hero's work!
You're a good man for putting these up. Thanks.
I am a beginner. Am planning to study IR. What books should I read to understand the basics of IR? Any recommendation??
@NomisIsGozulike
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a good start are probably the books mentioned in these courses themselves.
In Sierra Leone didn't the British in the end have to wipe out the main leadership and base of the West Side boys in a rescue mission. The shock of which helped bring the conflict to an end.
Nice lecture Are the current mandates drafted to fail ? Too wordy beyond what soldiers can handle