Abstract
Since 1945, the United Nations has tried to keep the peace basically by practicing nonviolence. The blue helmets have served as cease‐fire monitors, buffer zones, or intermediaries in conflict hotspots. UN soldiers have been armed only with what might be necessary for pure self‐defense of the personnel. The rule of thumb has been that the United Nations must be perceived by all parties as impartial and must not take part in any military action. But it has now become involved in fighting in Somalia, and recently the Security Council authorized the use of force to protect so‐called safe havens in Bosnia‐Herzegovina. Five thousand additional troops will also be backed by air power. The mandate permits not only self‐defense if under attack but also the use of force against those who might attack safe havens.
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