peacekeeping operation
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peacekeeping
noun[U]
uk/ˈpiːsˌkiː.pɪŋ/us/ˈpiːsˌkiː.pɪŋ/
the activity of preventing war and violence, especially using armed forces not involved in a disagreement to ...
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operation
noun
uk/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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Apeacekeepingoperationis an ad hoc mission.
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It is using that to offset the imbalance in its financial contribution to the organisation and to thepeacekeepingoperation.
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To say that we will deploy 60 000 soldiers in apeacekeepingoperationis not the same thing as organising an operation to achieve peace.
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Also, it is vital that apeacekeepingoperationshould in itself contribute to a solution of the underlying political problems.
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That sort of incident is an indictment of the effectiveness of thepeacekeepingoperationand can only be seen as such.
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However, it is vital not to lose the opportunity to establish a credible internationalpeacekeepingoperationin the region.
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It is misleading to describe what the protection forces are doing as apeacekeepingoperation, as there is no peace to keep.
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That will run on to thepeacekeepingoperationas well.
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It is apeacekeepingoperation, but we must ask ourselves what peace there is to keep.
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Where is thepeacekeepingoperation?
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Although that is not apeacekeepingoperationin the conventional sense, it is an extremely difficult one.
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We must also preserve the capability to engage in a high-intensity conflict should the need arise, or should apeacekeepingoperationescalate into a more violent struggle.
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It was designed to prepare for the establishment of apeacekeepingoperationin the region.
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The article concludes with insights on the problems of international peacekeeping operations in defending democratic regimes that lack national defence capabilities.
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It was decided that thepeacekeepingoperationwould consist of 7,200 troops and 1,951 officers; 16 correction officers would also be deployed to support the prison system.
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It would be capable of overseas operations including rapid deployment, and it would deploy on humanitarian and peacekeeping operations.
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If we are to have power projection to stay off horizon where necessary and help in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, we need that carrier capacity.
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He should take more note of the phrase "peacekeeping operations".
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Would he not agree that it is most unfortunate that that body has not been used for many years, even in the peacekeeping operations?
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Instead, the study favoured agreement on broad guiding principles for future peacekeeping operations.
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