UN peacekeeping doctrine in a new era : adapting to stabilisation, protection and new threats / edited by Cedric de Coning, Chiyuki Aoi and John Karlsrud.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

U.S. Military Doctrine and the Challenges of Peace Operations / William Flavin and Chiyuki Aoi -- United Kingdom and UN Peacekeeping / David Curran and Paul D. Williams -- France and the Evolution of UN Peacekeeping Doctrine / Alexandra Novosseloff and Thierry Tardy --China's Doctrine on UN Peacekeeping / He Yin -- Russian Perspective on UN Peacekeeping : Today and Tomorrow / Maxim Bratersky and Alexander Lukin -- Large Contributors and UN Peacekeeping Doctrine / Seun Abiola, Cedric de Coning, Eduarda Hamann and Chander Prakash -- UN Support in the Formation of New States : South Sudan, Kosovo and Timor-Leste / Diana Felix da Costa and Mateja Peter -- Protection of Civilians in the Absence of Peace Agreements : Darfur, Chad/CAR and Cote d'Ivoire / John Karlsrud and Ingvild M. Gjelsvik -- Protecting Governments from Insurgencies : The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mali / Stian Kjeksrud and Lotte Vermeij -- Exploiting the Water : Naval Involvement in UN Peacekeeping : Prospects and Difficulties / Ian Bowers -- New Technologies and UN Peacekeeping Operations / John Karlsrud -- Towards a United Nations Stabilization Doctrine : Stabilization as an Emerging UN Practice / Chiyuki Aoi and Cedric de Coning.

This edited volume offers a thorough review of peacekeeping theory and reality in contemporary contexts, and aligns the two to help inform practice. Recent United Nations peacekeeping operations have challenged the traditional peacekeeping principles of consent, impartiality and the minimum use of force. The pace and scope of these changes have now reached a tipping point, as the new mandates are fundamentally challenging the continued validity of the UN peacekeeping's core principles and identity. In response the volume analyses the growing gap between these actual practices and existing UN peacekeeping doctrine, exploring how it undermines the effectiveness of UN operations, and endangers lives, arguing that a common doctrine is a critical starting point for effective multi-national operations.