Tools of the trade? : monitoring and surveillance technologies in UN peacekeeping /

The UN's operations have relied almost exclusively on human observers for monitoring. This presence is essential, but simple observation with the human eye has many limitations. It is difficult to monitor vast territories and the challenges of detecting arms smuggling and illegal resources-expl...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United Nations Department of Peace-keeping Operations
Other Authors: Dorn, A. Walter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : [United Nations, Department of Peackeeping Operations], [2007]
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