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Lecture 2: Violent Conflict and its Management in the Post-Cold War World

Stephen Stedman

Internet Research Materials

Questions for Discussion

  • What are the main limitations that the United Nations faces in the post-Cold War world regarding effective conflict management? What is the role of the most powerful countries, such as the United States and Russia, in deciding in which conflicts the United Nations should intervene?

Key Terms

United Nations (UN)

“Permanent Five”

UN Security Council

UN General Assembly

International norms

UNDP

DPKO

UNHCR

UNHR

UNICEF

Chapter 6 Mandate

Chapter 7 Mandate

Military Doctrine

Civil wars

Interstate conflicts

NATO

 

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