The -New Peacekeeping- and European Security: German and Canadian Interests and Issues

The fundamental international changes do not only open a window of opportunity for better conflict management. They are also transforming the character of peacekeeping operations. As the "motherland" of peacekeeping Canada has the most extensive experience at its disposal. Germany is a "newcomer". Both are faced with the question which role they are going to play in future international crisis management. Which security-political relevance does the "new peacekeeping" have? How do Canada and Germany respond to the new challenge? Which interests and problems influence their behaviour? These questions are examined in this reader by twenty scholars, diplomats and military personnel. The book gives a compact insight into the problems of peacekeeping and the positions of Canada and Germany. It is addressed to all those who concern themselves with international relations and security policy.