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Book SynopsisThis book has emerged out of the author's experience as Director of an innovative peacemaking, peacekeeping and humanitarian initiative, the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, between 1992 and 1996. What was striking about this conference was the experiment of two full-time Co-Chairmen, one from the United Nations and one from the European Union, who laboured tirelessly for peace in different parts of the former Yugoslavia for three and a half years. The strategies and organization of the conference had to be pieced together from the start by the Co-Chairmen and their colleagues; only in retrospect could the question whether there might have been experiences of international peace conferences that might have been useful at the beginning of this process be reviewed. This research is contained in Part One of this book, which offers a review of the role of international peace conferences in history. Part Two contains a case study of the strategies and experiences of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia.
Table of ContentsPreface; Foreword: Martti Ahtisaari; Part One: International Peace Conferences Introduction Chapters I. International Peace Conferences : A Historical Overview II. The Institutional Architectures III. Conflict Prevention IV. Peacemaking V. Peacekeeping VI. Peacebuilding VII. Human Rights VIII. Justice Conclusion Part Two: The Art of The Possible in UN Peacemaking, Peacekeeing and Humanitarianism: Yugoslavia 1992 - 1996 Introduction: The UN Idea and the Art of the Possible Chapters I. Conflict Containment and Prevention: Successes and Misses A. Containment in Croatia B. Successful Prevention in Macedonia C. Successful Prevention on Geece-Macedonia D. International Monitors on the Drina E. Miss on Kosovo? II. Peacemaking: Success on Greece-Macedonia III. Peacemaking: Success on the Danube Region of Croatia IV. Peacemaking: Successes and Sabotage on Bosnia V. Humanitarianism: Heroism in the Face of Inhumanity VI. Peacekeeping in the face of Ingratitude, Opportunism, and Treachery VII. Peacekeeping: Negotiating the Peacekeeping Mandate in Croatia VIII. Human Rights: How to Protect in the Heart of Darkness? IX. Political Leadership: The First War-Time SRSG Conclusion: The UN Served Magnificently in Practising the Art of the Possible Bibliography; Index.
