The Multinational Force in Beirut 1982-1984

"The collection provides an insight into the Lebanese political crisis, in terms of both its domestic and international dimensions. . . . A valuable source for drawing lessons on future peacekeeping missions operating in heavily populated areas coupled with fluid political conditions."— International Affairs

Contents

Introduction, by Anthony McDermott and Kjell Skjelsbaek 

Part I:  Theory and Practice

1. Multinational Peacekeeping in the Middle East and the United Nations Model, by Richard W. Nelson

2. What Went Wrong?, by Nathan A. Pelcovits

3. The Demise of the MNF, by Augustus Richard Norton

4. The Multinational Force in Beirut, by Richard W. Nelson

5. UN Authority and U.S. Power, by Ramesh Thakur

Part II:  The MNF Players

6. The American Peacekeeping Role in Lebanon, by Geoffrey Kemp

7. The Ambiguous Role of France, by Anthony McDermott and Kjell Skjelsbaek

8. Italy’s Role in Peacekeeping Operations, by Franco Angioni and Maurizio Cremasco

9. Some Lessons from British Participation, by J. A. Kenny and Peter Woolley

Part III:  Other Interested Parties

10. "If We Take Fire . . . We’re Gonna Return It": How a Peacekeeping Force Took Sides, by Robert Fisk

11.  A Tragic Experiment in the Diplomacy of Misunderstandings, by Ghassan Tueni

12. The Relationship between the MNF and the Lebanese Armed Forces, by Mounir Rohayem

13. Israeli Expectations and Conclusions, by Ze’ev Schiff

14. The Palestinians and the MNF, by Helena Cobban

15. The Shiites and the MNF, by Augustus Richard Norton

16. Summary of the International Workshop, by John MacKinlay Kjell Skjelsbaek is a research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Anthony McDermott is editor of the world trade page of the Financial Times of London.