| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Woofter, Jennifer Kay
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| Author's Email Address |
jkwoofter@hotmail.com |
| URN |
etd-11272000-114350 |
| Title |
OPSEC v. RTK: Media Restrictions in United Nations Peacekeeping |
| Degree |
Master of Arts |
| Department |
Political Science |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Borer, Douglas A. |
Committee Chair |
| Corntassel, Jeffrey J. |
Committee Member |
| Weisband, Edward |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- Rwanda
- operational security
- Somalia
- peacekeeping
- right to know
- United Nations
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| Date of Defense |
2000-08-09 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
The United Nations currently adopts media policies for peacekeeping missions on an ad-hoc basis, often relying on US or NATO rules. Some have suggested that a standardized media policy for all peacekeeping missions should be the norm. This project examines that proposition with an eye to the tension between the right to know and operational security. Looking at UN intervention in the Gulf War, Somalia, and Rwanda, the problems with such a rigid media policy appear significant. Instead, a dual-level approach is advocated, allowing broad principles of independent coverage as well as in-country negotiations to take place.
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