Challenges Of Leadership In A Multi-Dimensional Contemporary Peace Setting

Abstract

Multi-dimensional peacekeeping comes with a number of complexities. The traditional peace keeping on the other hand, was more static in nature, it included: the support of ceasefires and buffer zones by inter-positioning, o bserving, verifying, report missions, and principally static military. The conflicts bein g dealt with during this period were mainly inter-state. However, the end of the cold Wa r brought about a complete shift to intra-state conflict. The multidimensional peacekeeping operations are ve ry dynamic. This is because the many armed conflicts in Africa, notably, the genoci de in Rwanda and conflict in Somalia, led to a doctrinal rethink and a complete paradigm shift in the way governments wanted to deal with conflicts.