This book analyzes the UNIFIL as a multinational peacekeeping force deployed in a highly strained context. It investigates the defining features of UNIFIL’s environment, the multicultural challenges to its smooth operation and the pattern and impact of the rise of non-European countries.
Elena Aoun holds a PhD from Science Po Paris and is currently assistant professor in International Relations at the Université catholique de Louvain. Her research interests revolve around EU foreign policy, the conflicts and crises in the Middle East and international involvement in the region. She also works on security issues and peacekeeping.