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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > disaster relief > war (armed conflict) > peacekeeping operations
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > disaster relief > war (armed conflict) > peacekeeping operations
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peacekeeping operations  

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  • Multinational forces dispatched by the United Nations Security Council to observe, monitor, report on, and, in the post–Cold War era, enforce cease-fires established in the wake of inter-and intranational conflicts. Peacekeeping operations have been launched in a number of regions in the world over the course of the past half century. [Source: Encyclopedia of United States National Security; Peacekeeping Operations]

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