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Privatising Peace

A Corporate Adjunct to United Nations Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations
By:M. Patterson
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230224254
eText ISBN:9780230246881
Edition:0
Copyright:2009
Format:Page Fidelity

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The history of United Nations peacekeeping is largely one of failure. This book puts a case for augmenting ad hoc peacekeepers with competent contract labour; and within the constraints of a new legal regime, supporting future operations with well-trained contractors who might subdue by force those who inflict gross human rights abuses on others.