Australia and the New World Order: From Peacekeeping to Peace Enforcement: 1988–1991: Volume 2 (The Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations 5 Volume Set)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 2/7/2011
EAN 9780521765879, ISBN10: 0521765870
Hardcover, 696 pages, 24.6 x 18.5 x 4.3 cm
Language: English
This volume of the Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations is the first comprehensive study of Australia's role in the peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations that developed at the end of the Cold War. It recounts vital missions including Namibia (1989–90), Iran (1988–90) and Pakistan/Afghanistan (1989–93), and focuses primarily on Australia's reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, including its maritime interception operations, and its controversial participation in the 1991 Gulf War. With exclusive access to Australian Government records and through extensive interviews, David Horner explains the high-level political background to these activities and analyses the conduct of the missions. He brings to life the little-known, yet remarkable stories of many individuals who took part. This is an authoritative and compelling history of how members of the Australian Defence Force engaged with the world at a crucial time in international affairs.
Chronology
Maps
Abbreviations
Preface
Part I. Strategy and Policy
1. Toward a 'New World Order'
global political, strategic and peacekeeping developments
1988–1991
2. Responding to a New World Order
Australian overseas deployments and peacekeeping
1988–1991
Part II. New Major Peace Operations
3. An international obligation
Australia's commitment to Namibia
1979–1989
4. Establishing the force
the first UNTAG contingent
March–August 1989
5. Success in Namibia
the second UNTAG contingent
September 1989–April 1990
6. Shadows from a distant war
Australia and the Iran-Iraq War
1980–1988
7. A mission of presence
military observers in Iran
1988–1990
8. The genesis of humanitarian demining
the UNMCTT in Pakistan
1989–1991
9. Balancing the risks
mine clearers in Pakistan and Afghanistan
1991–1993
Part III. The First Gulf War
10. In defence of vital interests
committing a naval force
August 1990
11. Off to the Gulf
the first deployment
August–September 1990
12. Debate and decision
government policy and the Gulf crisis
August–September 1990
13. Boarding and searching
maritime interception in the Gulf of Oman
September–December 1990
14. A serious decision
committing Australians to war
September–December 1990
15. Into the Persian Gulf
the second naval deployment
September–December 1990
16. Countdown to a deadline
preparing for war
1–16 January 1991
17. A supporting role
the RAN in Desert Storm
17 January–24 February 1991
18. End of the war
into Kuwait
24 February–May 1991
Conclusion
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index.