This course explores the theory and practice of international peacekeeping and collective security (peace enforcement), which are key multinational tools for trying to limit international violence. Investigating specific cases, we will try to better understand:

• when peacekeeping and collective security are appropriate
• when they are likely to occur
• what constitutes success in such operations
• the variables that affect the chances for success

Special attention will be given to the differences between traditional peacekeeping, which evolved in the 1950s and 1960s, and the “new peacekeeping,” which is illustrated by post-Cold War operations in Cambodia, East Timor, and Bosnia.

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher