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ISSN 1071-7552

Searching for Partners:
Regional Organizations and Peace Operations

by

William H. Lewis

and Edward Marks

Contents

"PEACEKEEPING IS A U.N. INVENTION"

ALTERED PERSPECTIVE, ALTERED ROLES

First Leg of the Tripod
Second Leg of the Tripod
Third Leg of the Tripod
Overriding Questions and Issues for the United States

THE SEARCH FOR A NEW EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE

A Plethora of Organizations
NATO: The Emerging Transformation
Cooperation with Other Security Structures
Problems of NATO and U.N. Collaboration
Bosnia Phase Two
The Way Ahead

COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

Founding
Military Relations
Peacekeeping
Cohesion
The View from Moscow
The View from Transcaucasia
The View from Central Asia
The Views of the Other FSUs
Conclusions

AFRICA AND THE AMERICAS

Organization of African Unit
Organization of American States
Structural Change and Military Roles

PEACEKEEPING IN ASIA

Security Questions
Peace Operations
A Work In Progress?

RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS AVAILABLE

APPENDIX:

Report on Sharing Responsibilities in Peace-Keeping: The United Nations and Regional Organizations

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Last Update: October 1, 2002