
Security in the 21st Century
The United Nations, Afghanistan and Iraq
Alex Conte(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 29. November 2017
Book
Hardback
330 pages
978-0-8153-9694-9 (ISBN)
Description
This exceptional volume examines international security issues by way of case studies of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Each of these raises significant issues concerning the use of force between states and the role of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security. Alex Conte examines international terrorism and the intervention in Afghanistan, including the controversial policy of pre-emptive strikes in the war on terror, and discusses the role adopted by the United Nations in the political and economic reconstruction of states subjected to conflict. Analyzing events in Iraq since 1990, he assesses the legality of the current war and leads to an examination of the role of the UN in maintaining peace and security and possible options for reform and accountability. The study will be a valuable guide for all those keen to understand the use of international law and the United Nations in the first two major conflicts of the 21st century and their implications for the future role of the United Nations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
770 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8153-9694-9 (9780815396949)
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Person
Alex Conte is Lecturer in International Law at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is also a Barrister of the High Court of New Zealand and General Editor of the New Zealand Yearbook of International Law.
Content
Contents: Introduction; International terrorism; Operation Enduring Freedom; Political and economic reconstruction in Afghanistan; Pre-emptive strikes in the war on terror; Iraq, Kuwait and weapons of mass destruction; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Security Council reform and accountability; Conclusion; Appendices; Index.