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OverviewFires All Around the Horizon reports on the performance of the United Nations as a peacekeeping agency during its first four decades--its successes, failures, and limitations. Written by an award-winning diplomatic correspondent who frequently observed the conflicts and discussions generated in the United Nations first-hand, this volume describes and analyzes more than 30 conflicts, from Palestine and Korea through the Falkland Islands and Grenada. For each, the author examines the origin of the conflict, who was responsible, and what role, if any, the United Nations played in restoring and maintaining peace. Written with a keen eye for detail and political nuance, this fascinating book offers the reader a well-grounded awareness not only of the United Nation's peacekeeping efforts, but also of the major international conflicts of our time. In addition to describing the conflicts themselves, Harrelson interweaves discussions of the critical issues these conflicts raised -- the Cold War, the location of the United Nations, decolonization, the United Nations in transition, the seating of Red China, the battle with South Africa. He shows that the United Nations has enjoyed some measure of success in its peacekeeping function, but has often been ineffective -- primarily due to the readiness of member nations to resort to force to settle disputes. By providing a broad historical perspective of the United Nation's peacekeeping efforts, Harrelson enables the student of international politics to form a more realistic picture of what can be expected of that organization as a peacekeeping force in the future. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Max HarrelsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780275929978ISBN 10: 0275929973 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 21 February 1989 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsThe U.N.'s First Year Chilled by Cold War Headquarters in New York: Good, Bad or Maybe The United States Responds to Soviet Balkan Vetoes with Truman Doctrine The U.N. Gets a Tough One: Palestine The U.N. Goes to War Quiet Diplomacy Ends Berlin Blockade Indian and Pakistan Battle over Kashmir The Suez War The Soviet Union Intervenes in Hungary The United States Intervenes in Guatemalan and Lebanon The Soviet Union and the West Clash Over Decolonialization The U.N. in a Changing World The Congo Experience France and Tunisia Clash over Bizerte Naval Base The Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis West Irian, Yemen, and Malaysia Vietnam and the U.N.'s Handsoff Policy Cyprus Confrontation on Peace-Keeping Assessments On the Use of Forece: The Dominican Republic and Czechoslovakia Trouble in Africa: Southern Rhodesia and Biafra The Six-Day War in the Middle East Nationalist China Out--Red China In The U.N.'s Frustrating Battle with South Africa Round Four: The Yom Kippur War Tempest around the Persian Gulf The Soviets Try to Tame Afghanistan Guns Roar in The South Atlantic United States Invades Grenada The U.N. Enters Its Fifth Decade Bibliography IndexReviewsHarrelson, a former AP correspondent and editor with extensive UN experience, provides an excellent and balanced assessment of the UN's international peacekeeping performance during its first 45 years. The author examines conflicts ranging from the Korean war and the Suez and Congo crises, where the UN was deeply involved, to others, such as those in Vietnam and Afghanistan, where the direct participation of determined major powers made effective Security Council action impossible. How the UN has adapted to a changing world is a recurrent theme. This is articulate and sensitive history of an important organization doing important work. Recommended for all undergraduate libraries and of interest to the general reader. -Choice ?Harrelson, a former AP correspondent and editor with extensive UN experience, provides an excellent and balanced assessment of the UN's international peacekeeping performance during its first 45 years. The author examines conflicts ranging from the Korean war and the Suez and Congo crises, where the UN was deeply involved, to others, such as those in Vietnam and Afghanistan, where the direct participation of determined major powers made effective Security Council action impossible. How the UN has adapted to a changing world is a recurrent theme. This is articulate and sensitive history of an important organization doing important work. Recommended for all undergraduate libraries and of interest to the general reader.?-Choice ?Harrelson, a former AP correspondent and editor with extensive UN experience, provides an excellent and balanced assessment of the UN's international peacekeeping performance during its first 45 years. The author examines conflicts ranging from the Korean war and the Suez and Congo crises, where the UN was deeply involved, to others, such as those in Vietnam and Afghanistan, where the direct participation of determined major powers made effective Security Council action impossible. How the UN has adapted to a changing world is a recurrent theme. This is articulate and sensitive history of an important organization doing important work. Recommended for all undergraduate libraries and of interest to the general reader.?-Choice Harrelson, a former AP correspondent and editor with extensive UN experience, provides an excellent and balanced assessment of the UN's international peacekeeping performance during its first 45 years. The author examines conflicts ranging from the Korean war and the Suez and Congo crises, where the UN was deeply involved, to others, such as those in Vietnam and Afghanistan, where the direct participation of determined major powers made effective Security Council action impossible. How the UN has adapted to a changing world is a recurrent theme. This is articulate and sensitive history of an important organization doing important work. Recommended for all undergraduate libraries and of interest to the general reader. -Choice ?Harrelson, a former AP correspondent and editor with extensive UN experience, provides an excellent and balanced assessment of the UN's international peacekeeping performance during its first 45 years. The author examines conflicts ranging from the Korean war and the Suez and Congo crises, where the UN was deeply involved, to others, such as those in Vietnam and Afghanistan, where the direct participation of determined major powers made effective Security Council action impossible. How the UN has adapted to a changing world is a recurrent theme. This is articulate and sensitive history of an important organization doing important work. Recommended for all undergraduate libraries and of interest to the general reader.?-Choice Author InformationMAX HARRELSON, served, for many years, as reporter, correspondent, and editor for the Associated Press. He is the former co-editor of Public Papers of the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and is now retired. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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