United Nations Peace Operations and Contribution of China to the International Peace and Security

The United States received a lot of foreign support in struggle with terrorism aftermath of 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, however the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq had created a number of growing problems. Even though intervention to Iraq revealed the legitimacy issue in international arena, the operation was carried out by leading United States military forces with the other coalition forces. Just after the invasions, religious terrorist organizations such as Taliban, Al Qaeda, ISIS/ISI and terror originated problems such as refugee crisis emerged in those chaotic environments. Having faced with economic problems, the Unites States was also loosing prestige in international area. Since the end of the Cold War mono polar international system has been transformed into the multipolar system due to the new world powers Russia and China. Because of the major shift in the balance of power, China did not interfere to the other problematic areas in the world on the contrary to Russia, and tried to follow a stable and legitimate foreign policy abroad. Especially China wants to take more active responsibility under the UN flag, and other official organizations.This article seeks to identify the main idea and motives of People’sRepublic of China, one of the significant contributor to UN peace operations in recent years.

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