Introduction / Thomas G. Weiss -- The New-old disorder in the Third World / Mohammed Ayoob -- Armed conflict in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union / Stephen D. Shenfield -- Military responses to complex emergencies / John Mackinlay -- UN civil governance-in-trust / Jarat Chopra -- The Evolving humanitarian enterprise / Larry Minear -- The United Nations' predicament in the former Yugoslavia / Åge Eknes -- Transitional authority in Cambodia / Michael W. Doyle and Ayaka Suzuki -- The Paradox of humanitarian assistance and military intervention in Somalia / Debarati G. Sapir and Hedwig Deconinck -- Regional leadership and universal implementation in El Salvador's quest for peace / Christina Eguizábal -- The United Nations and civil wars at the dawn of the twenty-first century / Thomas G. Weiss