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Originally posted by fedfem@Sep 2 2003, 03:46 PM
There is a SOP now. The member states vote on putting peacekeeping forces in place. A reserve force is possible IMO. I know there are many people around the globe that do not see themselves as nationalists of any country and would enlist. I for one see myself as a global citizen first and foremost. |
I don't think that we'll ever see the UN have a standing army for the simple reason that nations place their national interests above any goals that the UN might have. This means that a nation may choose not to contribute forces to this army if it feels that its national interest is being compromised by doing so. And it will be difficult to apply sanctions to a nation if it chooses not to contribute personnel to a standing force.
As to the idea of a 'Foreign Legion' type UN force made up of volunteers - well, I haven't really considered whether that would work. I suspect there aren't going to be many untrained people queueing up to be part of a peace-keeping force in war-zones, though.