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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I don't know if the UN goes in with the same strategy on every mission other than "peacekeeping".
Every situation has different actors, different threats, histories and environments. It is incredibly hard to judge the nature of the threat when peacekeepers are inserted. Think of it like in science, when a foreign species is introduced to a particular ecosystem. Results may vary.
Africa, in particular, is different than the Middle East, which is different from the Balkans, which is different from Southeast Asia.
I would argue that the one constant that must be implemented is with community consensus and relationship building, bringing the warring parties to the table to engage in negotiation.
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i would suggest that when you go into a situation that is more akin to civil war....the job is much much harder.
the UN is piss poor at responding and adapting to changing situations on the ground, the balkans is a perfect example, what a ####ing mess.