The National Peacekeeping Council (NPC) was the military junta headed by General Suchinda Kraprayoon, who briefly administered Thailand following the 23 February 1991 coup that ousted Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhaven. Although the military claims to...

There is considerable conflict regarding the appropriateness, neutrality, and efficacy of United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping forces. U.N. troops have prevented considerable bloodshed and provided a safe environment for non-combatants. They have also...

Peacekeeping Forces Peacekeeping, strictly speaking, is a noncombat military operation deployed with the consent of the major parties to a conflict to monitor or facilitate the implementation of a cease-fire agreement. The United Nations (UN)...

Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace."[1]. Peacekeepers monitor and observe peace processes in post-conflict areas and assist ex-combatants in implementing...

The record of African peacekeeping missions on the continent:IVORY COAST: A 1,200-strong West African force deployed in January 2003 to enforce a peace agreement aimed at ending a civil war. The fighting erupted after a failed coup attempt in September 2002 left the country divided...

Hundreds of ethnic Georgians confronted Russian peacekeeping forces in the breakaway region of South Ossetia on Thursday, throwing paint and gasoline on the troops and forcing them to stop blocking a road project, officials said.The incident near the ethnic Georgian village of Tsunar highlighted tensions...

Spanish peacekeepers policing the Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire took up combat positions after angry residents confronted them over their presence in a southern Lebanese village, a newspaper reported Thursday.A spokesman for the peacekeepers said there were no clashes and no one was hurt in the incident Wednesday...

Sudan hailed a Security Council resolution to send 26,000 peacekeepers to Darfur as a diplomatic victory, promising Wednesday to uphold the deal since it respects Sudanese sovereignty.President Omar al-Bashir had resisted for months a push to send U.N. peacekeepers to the western Darfur region, where...