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HARP-446 |
| Title: |
The best laid plans: Canada’s proposal for a United Nations rapid reaction capability |
| Source: |
International Journal , v.52(1) Wint’96/97 pg 118-141 |
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| Year: |
1997 |
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0 |
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| Keywords: |
Canada, human rights, United Nations, peace, civil and political rights, violence, security, Cold War, liberty |
| Abstract: |
Since the end of the Cold War, substantive reform of the United Nations has emerged as a major issue on the political agenda, and one of the most innovative proposals is Canadian. This proposal, submitted to the General Assembly in September 1995, calls for a United Nations rapid reaction force or capability that will enable the United Nations to respond more quickly and effectively to crises and conflicts. Ostensibly, the belief which underlies this proposal is that the post-Cold War international environment facilitates cooperative action in international security, provides an opportunity to reinforce international norms supporting peacekeeping, and creates greater political demands for the international management of violent conflict. The only dominant obstacles to the attainment of this benign vision, according to the Canadian proposal, are economic and fiscal. |
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Keywords: Canada, civil and political rights, Cold War, human rights, liberty, peace, security, United Nations, violence
