Military Intervention in the 1990s

Richard Connaughton is the British Army’s retiring Head of Defence Studies. Formerly a professional soldier, he has written and lectured widely on strategic, historic and international relations subjects. His two recent books, published by Routledge, are The War of the Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear (1989) and The Republic of the Ushakovka (1990).

• Series editor’s preface; Foreword by Professor Sir Harry Hinsley Part I INTRODUCTION WHY? Instability in large parts of the Third World; The new collegiality among the permanent; members of the UN Security Council The failure and difficulties in achieving military intervention HOW? Establish the ‘rules of the game’; Utilize the UN’s legal mechanism; Restructure the UN’s military organization; Design a strategy; Resource allocation SUMMARY Part II Postscript INTRODUCTION, WHY? Instability in large parts of the Third World; The new collegiality among the permanent members of the UN Security Council; The failure and difficulties in achieving military intervention HOW? The selection and maintenance of the aim; Operate under the auspices and co-ordination of a valid and supportive international organization; Establish a simple and agreed, united command and control, communication and intelligence organization; Plan the force extraction concurrently with the force insertion; Establish an effective cordon sanitaire around the target area; Maintenance of consensus; Agree and adhere to national contributions; Operate within the law; Military intervention is the last resort of a collective security machine; Utilize the UN’s legal mechanism; Restructure the UN’s military organization; Design a strategy; Resource allocation; CONCLUSION