Australia and the 'new world order' : from peacekeeping to peace enforcement: 1988-1991 / David Horner.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-583) and index.

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Cover; Australia and the 'New World Order': From peacekeeping to peace enforcement: 1988-1991; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Preface; Note on sources; Chronology 1987-91; Abbreviations; Part 1: Strategy and policy; 1 Towards a `new world order': Global political, strategic and peacekeeping developments: 1988-91; IMPACT OF THE COLD WAR; END OF THE COLD WAR; THE NEW WORLD ORDER; REVIVAL OF UN PEACEKEEPING; EVOLUTION OF UN PEACEKEEPING; IMPLICATIONS OF THE `NEW WORLD ORDER'; 2 Responding to a new world order: Australia's policy towards overseas deploymentsand peacekeeping: 1988-91

THE BEGINNING OF AUSTRALIAN PEACEKEEPING: 1947-50FORWARD DEFENCE AND PEACEKEEPING: 1950-72; SELF-RELIANCE AND PEACEKEEPING: 1972-82; THE HAWKE GOVERNMENT AND PEACEKEEPING; DEVELOPING AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE POLICY; FOREIGN POLICY AND PEACEKEEPING; Part 2: New major peace operations; 3 An international obligation: Australia's commitment to Namibia: 1979-89; A SACRED TRUST; AUSTRALIA'S INITIAL COMMITMENT; END OF A COLD WAR CONFLICT; AUSTRALIA'S FINAL COMMITMENT; SITUATION IN NAMIBIA; 4 Establishing the force: The first UNTAG contingent: March-August 1989; EARLY DAYS; Swapo INCURSION

OPERATION PIDDOCKREFLECTIONS ON OPERATION PIDDOCK; ARRIVAL OF THE MAIN BODY; MILITARY ORGANISATION; UNTAG'S MISSION; AUSTRALIAN ENGINEER TASKS; WORKING AND LIVING ENVIRONMENT; END OF TOUR; 5 Success in Namibia: The second UNTAG contingent: September 1989 -- April 1990; PREPARING FOR THE ELECTIONS; OPERATION POLL GALLOP; AFTER THE ELECTION; WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS; WITHDRAWAL; CONCLUSION; 6 Shadows from a distant war: Australia and the Iran-Iraq War: 1980-88; ORIGINS OF THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR; COURSE OF THE WAR; AUSTRALIAN POLICY; CHEMICAL WARFARE; TANKER WAR; TRADE; WAR OF THE CITIES

UNITED NATIONS PEACE INITIATIVES7 A mission of presence: Military observers in Iran: 1988-90; ESTABLISHING THE MISSION; EARLY PROBLEMS; LIVING CONDITIONS; THE LATER CONTINGENTS; OBSERVER OPERATIONS; RISKS; WORKING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS; END OF THE MISSION; AFTERMATH; 8 The genesis of humanitarian demining: The UNMCTT in Pakistan: 1989-91; SOVIET OCCUPATION; AUSTRALIAN POLICY; OPERATION SALAM; AUSTRALIAN INVOLVEMENT; FIRST CONTINGENT: JULY-NOVEMBER 1989; CONTINGENTS 2 TO 5: 1989-91; CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM'S STRUCTURE; CHANGES TO THE AUSTRALIANS' TASKS; SECURITY CONCERNS

WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONSCONCLUSION; 9 Balancing the risks: Mine-clearers in Pakistan and Afghanistan: 1991-93; SIXTH CONTINGENT: MARCH-SEPTEMBER 1991; SEVENTH CONTINGENT: SEPTEMBER 1991 -FEBRUARY 1992; AUSTRALIA'S EXPANDING ROLE; EIGHTH AND NINTH CONTINGENTS: FEBRUARY1992 -- JANUARY 1993; CROSS-BORDER OPERATIONS; WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS; ENDING THE COMMITMENT; AN ENDURING LEGACY; Part 3: The First Gulf War; 10 In defence of vital interests: Committing a naval force: August 1990; ORIGINS OF THE 1991 GULF WAR; AUSTRALIA-IRAQ RELATIONS: JULY 1988 -JULY 1990

Comprehensive study of Australia's role in the peace enforcement operations that developed at the end of the Cold War.

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