Conflict and Peace in Western Sahara: The Role of the UN's Peacekeeping Mission (MINURSO)

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of MINURSO, the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, focusing on its activities, composition, purpose, and operational future. It examines the mission from historical, legal, military, and political angles and assesses the future of UN peacekeeping missions in the Western Sahara. Supported by a diverse international mix of perspectives and professions, the book offers an in-depth view of MINURSO, rooted in practical field experience in Western Sahara. It emphasizes the importance of the region as a site of international struggle while remaining conscious of local contexts. A landmark contribution to peacekeeping studies, the book is vital reading for practitioners and academics interested in the Western Saharan conflict and the MENA region, as well as international relations, international law, and security studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 334 pages
Publication date: 26 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is the subject of a comprehensive analysis in this book, which delves into its activities, composition, purpose, and operational future in Western Sahara, the world's last colony. The book's focus is broad, examining MINURSO from key historical, legal, military, and political angles while assessing the future of UN peacekeeping missions in the Western Sahara. Supported by a diverse, international mix of perspectives and professions, including academics, lawyers, soldiers, and humanitarian aid workers, an in-depth view of MINURSO is provided, rooted in practical Western Saharan field experience. The authors reveal the complexities of the region and of the mission locally, but also analyze MINURSO through a global lens, focusing on relations with the United States, China, Russia, France, and African states. This approach emphasizes the importance of the region as a site of international struggle while remaining conscious of local contexts.

A landmark contribution to peacekeeping studies, this book is vital reading for practitioners and academics focused on the Western Saharan conflict and the MENA region. It will also be of interest to those engaged in international relations, international law, and security studies.

Weight: 810g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032257624