Repliek

Author(s)

  • Christ Klep

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.7071

Keywords:

International relations, international organisations, Peace operations

Abstract

Klep, Christ, Somalië, Rwanda, Srebrenica. De nasleep van drie ontspoorde vredesmissies (Dissertatie Utrecht 2008; Amsterdam: Boom, 2008, 385 blz., ISBN 978 90 8506 668 2).


Response
The validity of my comparative approach (Somalia-Rwanda-Srebrenica) still stands, in my opinion. At the level of political responsibility and the process of coming to terms with events, the similarities are stronger than the differences. My estimation that the Inquiry reports were ‘hijacked’ by almost all of the stakeholders involved (especially the Canadian, Belgian and Dutch governments) is more of a matter of fact and a political reality than a reproach that ought to have legal implications. Finally, the question of how far the three governments that were involved learned lessons from the three affairs is difficult to answer. Was it not also the wider developments (for example, the switch from the ‘blue’ missions to the more robust ‘green’ missions) that compelled the lessons to be drawn out?

 

This response is part of the discussion forum 'Somalië, Rwanda, Srebrenica' (Christ Klep).

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Published

2010-01-01

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How to Cite

Repliek. (2010). BMGN - Low Countries Historical Review, 125(1), 65-72. https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.7071