THE QUESTION

Do such international peacekeeping forces make a lasting difference or are they stopgaps that leave underlying problems unaddressed?

Posted by David Ignatius on July 18, 2006 3:00 PM

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Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff is a Senior Director at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a transatlantic public policy and grant-making foundation. He overseas the fund's policy programs. He was previously the Washington bureau chief of the German newsweekly, Die Zeit.

Ready for a Protectorate?

Germany -- The other day I met a man who believes an international force in southern Lebanon could do some good. His name is Lokman Slim, a democracy activist, author and filmmaker from Lebanon....

Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff Germany | 3 COMMENTS
Jul 20, 2006 at 1:00 PM
Leon Krauze is a Mexican blogger and a founder of letraslibres.com.

U.N. Boots and U.N. Ideas

Leon Krauze Mexico | 0 COMMENTS
Mahmoud Sabit is a historian and an authority on Egypt’s 19th century political reforms. Sabit also works as a writer and producer of historical documentaries.

Don't Put them in Harm's Way

Mahmoud Sabit Cairo, Egypt | 0 COMMENTS
Michael Young is the Opinion Editor and a columnist for Lebanon’s The Daily Star newspaper. He is also a contributing editor and contributor at Reason magazine, where he writes bi-weely articles.

Then a Stopgap It Is

Michael Young Beirut, Lebanon | 4 COMMENTS
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