Does peacekeeping work?

The number, size, and scope of peacekeeping missions deployed in the aftermath of civil wars have increased exponentially. From Croatia and Cambodia, to Nicaragua and Namibia, international personnel have been sent to maintain peace around the world. But does peacekeeping work? And if so, how? Virginia Page Fortna answers these questions through the systematic analysis of civil wars that have taken place since end of the Cold War. She compares peacekeeping and non peacekeeping cases, and she investigates where peacekeepers go, showing their missions are crucial to most severe internal…