While I do not have the quote, i was reading somewhere that "peacekeeping" was a word used during the cold war, to send in forces to stop a regional conflict from escalating into a larger scaled conflict.
Now that the Cold War is over, is the role of Peacekeeping gone? Before if Greece and Turkey decided to beat each other up then the UN would step in with peacekeepers and stop the conflict from dragging NATO and the soviets into the conflict.
However today, seeing as the threat of Soviet Russia is gone, who really cares if Greece and Turkey decide to fight each other? Is there really a role for peacekeeping?
Now that the Cold War is over, is the role of Peacekeeping gone? Before if Greece and Turkey decided to beat each other up then the UN would step in with peacekeepers and stop the conflict from dragging NATO and the soviets into the conflict.
However today, seeing as the threat of Soviet Russia is gone, who really cares if Greece and Turkey decide to fight each other? Is there really a role for peacekeeping?
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