Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...peacekeeping record is a point of contention in the the UN's efficacy as an institution. If peacekeeping forces are not supposed to use violence, how can they effectively keep the peace and credibly deter future violence within areas of civil conflict? But perhaps our own conceptions of peacekeeping must evolve before we evaluate a given operation's success...
...have heard Boutros Boutros-Ghali, UN Secretary-General from 1992 to 1996, justify peacekeeping neutrality despite violent conflict with a clear oppressor to retain the UN's status as an impartial mediator. Although frustrating to see violence continue amidst peacekeeping troops, the UN peacekeepers can lend stability to post-conflict areas, especially when coupled with other UN programs that monitor the evolution of political and judicial power and foster economic development...
...spite of the factions' struggle for control over the department, relations between government faculty remain cordial, insiders say, and the conflict has not become personal...
...each person about whom he or she really doesn't like." The rejects--the Piggies in this reality-TV Lord of the Flies--won't know why they were dumped until the show airs, but Survivor's camera crews will continually interview members about the group dynamics and conflicts, much as MTV's voyeuristic epics Real World and Road Rules do. ("Ian just never, like, respected my personal needs. He refused to suck the venom out of my leg.") To boost the conflict, producers will also include mini-competitions (raft building, nature quizzes) for creature comforts like pillows and soft...
...kibosh on Northern Ireland's Good Friday peace agreement, committee members could be forgiven for casting a skeptical eye over 1999's other front-runners: U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan may be the world's preeminent peacemaker, but he was left flailing helplessly on the sidelines as the Kosovo conflict took shape and East Timor descended into anarchy. Similarly, U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke's previous efforts in the Balkans may have paled in light of the Kosovo war. President Clinton's peacemaking centerpiece, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, has been an underwhelming success, and he's been more...