On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58

The author describes his experiences as part of a peacekeeping force in Lebanon, recounts the terrorist bombing that killed 241 American soldiers, and discusses

This book offers the most comprehensive study to date of peacekeeping over time and across all regions of the world.

An in-depth 2007 analysis of the sources of success and failure in UN peacekeeping missions in civil wars.

"Fortna demonstrates that peacekeeping is an extremely effective policy tool, dramatically reducing the risk that war will resume. Moreover, she explains that r