PUSHKINA D.B., KALINA R.V. USA Policy Towards United Nations: The Case of UN PKOs in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2024.1.14
Darya B. Pushkina
PhD, Associate Professor,
Department of Problems of Interdisciplinary Synthesis in the Field of Social Sciences and Humanities, Saint Petersburg State University,
Galernaya St, 58-60, 190121 Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation,
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7282-1073
Rada V. Kalina
MA Candidate in North American Studies,
Freie Universität Berlin,
Kaiserswerther St, 16-18, 14195 Berlin, Germany,
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https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9359-4833
Abstract. Introduction. This article examines United States policy towards United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UN PKOs) by analyzing the U.S. position towards peacekeeping operations in the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC) to trace the evolution and specific features of this policy over time. The article attempts to answer the question: is U.S. policy toward UN PKOs defined by only national interest, or is there more to it?
Methods and materials. The article analyzes U.S. official speeches and documents, UN official documents related to peacekeeping operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, American foreign policy doctrines, and academic literature on U.S. foreign policy, U.S.-UN relations, and UN PKOs in the DRC.
Analysis. American policy towards UN peacekeeping operations in Congo in 1960–1964 and 1999–2022 is analyzed to identify the main trends in the USA’s approach toward UN PKOs.
Results. The article concludes that U.S. policy towards the United Nations is defined by the combination of the national interest of the country and the ideas of American exceptionalism.
Authors’ contributions. D. Pushkina defined the research focus of the article, examined academic literature on UN PKOs in Congo and relevant documents, and defined the main vectors of the research. R. Kalina examined academic literature about U.S.-UN relations, analyzed official U.S. statements on UN peacekeeping operations in Congo, and made conclusions.
Key words: American foreign policy, United Nations, UN peacekeeping, U.S.-UN relations, UN PKOs in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Citation. Pushkina D.B., Kalina R.V. USA Policy Towards United Nations: The Case of UN PKOs in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriya 4. Istoriya. Regionovedenie. Mezhdunarodnye otnosheniya [Science Journal of Volgograd State University. History. Area Studies. International Relations], 2024, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 157-168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2024.1.14.
USA Policy Towards United Nations: The Case of UN PKOs in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Pushkina D.B., Kalina R.V. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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