Peacekeeping is defined by the Department of Defense as 'military operations, undertaken with the consent of all major belligerents, that are designed to monitor and facilitate implementation of an existing truce agreement in support of diplomatic efforts to reach a political settlement to a dispute.'
Part 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 4 Chronology Part 5 Introduction Part 6 THE DICTIONARY Part 7 Appendix Part 8 Select Bibliography Part 9 About the Author
Terry M. Mays is an assistant professor of political science at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, where he teaches in the field of internatinoal relations, including specialized course on multinational peacekeeping and international organizations. Dr. Mays is also the author of the Historical Dictionary of Multinational Peacekeeping and Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution, as well as co-author of the Historical Dictionary of International Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa.