United Nations: Last Station Before Hell
- Inter-state war
- Terrorism
- Anniversary
- war
- United Nation
- Security
- Innovation
- Soldier
- Military force
- Conflict
- Member
- peace
- Soldier of peace
- UN
- military
- International security
The United Nations celebrates its 70th anniversary in the fall of 2015. Among other innovations, members of the UN devised the novel concept of “soldiers for peace.” But can peace be enforced militarily? The original mission of the United Nations was to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war by maintaining peace and security between states. Now that terrorists and internal conflicts strike far more frequently than traditional inter-state wars, what does international security mean?