Peacekeeping- Bosnia, Rwanda & Somalia.

Peacekeeping is…

Peacekeeping is…

Response #3 Canada is truly the world’s “natural peacekeeper”; the Canadian military should be focused solely on peacekeeping, peacemaking, and humanitarian assistance missions.

Focus on… Group 1- Society and Identity Group 2- Autonomy and International Involvement Group 3- Canada as “Natural Peacekeepers” Group 4- Questioning the Role

Somalia- 1992-1994

Rwanda- 1994

Bosnia- 1992-1995

What makes a peacekeeping mission successful? the parties are willing and sincerely cooperating with the implementation of the operation; the operation is able to provide a sufficient sense of security to the parties; the operation has sufficient attention for the causes of the conflict both in depth and in breadth; the operation receives co-operation from important outside actors and parties; the operation is timely deployed and at the right time; the operation is implemented by competent personnel under competent leadership, and with clear command structures; the operation is part of a long term approach; the ‘policy tools’ implemented in the operation are coordinated within the operation, as well as externally; and the operation provides ‘ownership’ van der Lijn, Jaïr. "Factors for Success and Failure of UN Peacekeeping Operations: Theory and the Case of UNMIS in Sudan" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION, BRIDGING MULTIPLE DIVIDES, Hilton San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, Mar 26, 2008 <Not Available>. 2011-02-07 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p251586_index.html>

Response #3 Canada is truly the world’s “natural peacekeeper”; the Canadian military should be focused solely on peacekeeping, peacemaking, and humanitarian assistance missions.