The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq

• Main Author: Dobbins, James (auth)
• Other Authors: Jones, Seth G. (auth), Crane, Keith (auth), Rathmell, Andrew (auth), Steele, Brett (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2005
• Subjects: Diplomacy; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Reviews UN efforts to transform eight unstable countries into democratic, peaceful, and prosperous partners, and compares those missions with U.S. nation-building operations. The UN provides the most suitable institutional framework for nation-building missions that require fewer than 20,000 men-one...