Peacekeeping Terminology and Operations in the Former Yugoslavia

Overview

At the end of the Cold War, when one might have expected a period of peace and stability, we
see the opposite–a noticeable increase in the number of peacekeeping operations. In the five
years between 1989 and 1994, the Security Council authorized a total of 20 new operations and
an increase from 11,000 to 75,000 peacekeeping troops and civilian personnel.
Peacekeepers conducted in operations including the nations of Angola, Cambodia, El Salvador,
Mozambique, Namibia – and our case study, Yugoslavia. In addition to their mandate to keep the
peace their duties included helping to implement peace agreements, train and reorganize the
military and police departments, supervise elections and assist in building democratic institutions.

References:
Boutros-Ghali 1993, “An Agenda for Peace”
UNGA 1999, “The Fall of Srebrenica”
Kostakos 1998, “Division of Labor Among International Organizations”
Sion 2008, “Peacekeeping and the Gender Regime”
Primary Document on UN Evaluation of Peacekeeping Process in Yugoslavia
http://chnm.gmu.edu/1989/items/show/126
Question: Based on the references reading above, what are the reasons for the dramatic
increase in peacekeeping operations. How did the theories, principles, and methodologies of UN
peacekeeping help or hinder success? Kindly, evaluate the degree of success of these missions
overall.