John R. Ballard

Triumph of Self-Determination (eBook, PDF)

Operation Stabilise and United Nations Peacemaking in East Timor

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Based on first-person accounts, interviews, declassified documents, and secondary background sources, this book gives readers insight into the significant actions and innovative techniques of the struggle for East Timorese independence from 1999 to 2006. The book begins with a two-chapter historical overview of the circumstances that caused the United Nations to intervene in East Timor in 1999, and then continues with a detailed account of the referendum on independence and the military operations required to restore order after the Timorese people decided upon freedom from Indonesia. In the final three chapters, Ballard describes the actions taken to support the first national elections, the writing of a constitution, and the formation of a new national government in East Timor. The final chapter compares UN operations in East Timor to previous operations in Somalia, Eastern Europe and Haiti, and outlines key lessons for the future, including the critical importance of economic development and good governance in fledgling states

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313348426
• Artikelnr.: 68528897

Autorenporträt

John R. Ballard is Professor of Strategic Studies at the National War College in Washington, D.C. A retired Marine Colonel and combat veteran of the Iraq War, Professor Ballard has lectured worldwide on military strategy, combat command, and multinational operations.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Background for Timorese Independence 2. Changing
Global Power Structures during the 1990s 3. Developing Consensus: Regional
Affairs and the UN 4. UNAMET and the Vote for Independence 5. Anticipating
Intervention: Planning and Deployment 6. Initial Military Operations 7.
Stabilizing East Timor 8. Building a New Nation 9. Lessons for a New
Century Appendix A: Agreement Regarding the Modalities for the Popular
Consultation of the East Timorese through a Direct Ballot Appendix B: Code
of Conduct for Participants in East Timor Popular Consultation Appendix C:
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1264 Appendix D: United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1272 Appendix E: Extracts from the Constitution
of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Notes Glossary Selected
Bibliography Index A photo essay follows page .