This report examines the structural and decision-making processes of the United Nation's Security Council (hereafter referred to as UNSC) and their effects on peace-keeping and peace enforcement. The flaws of the Security Council are unraveled through analysis and description of some of the major conflicts …

After more than three decades of war and conflict, Afghanistan is back on track towards becoming a functioning state again. Although security and stability have not taken root yet, the first results of peace are tangible. The quality of governance, the judicial …

De motivatie voor de interventie en stabilisatie van Afghanistan door voornamelijk westerse staten komt voort uit wederzijdse veiligheidsbelangen, vooral energieveiligheid. Gelet op de toenemende schaarste van delfstoffen en instabiliteit in het Midden-Oosten is het belang van de Kaspische Zee regio …

By means of the economic analysis of strategic behavior it is attempted to elucidate the decision making on peace support operations of the armed forces. The analysis reveals that the choice between peace keeping based on the supposed agreement of the parties involved in the conflict - and peace enforcing …