TY - GEN A1 - Scianna, Bastian Matteo T1 - A blueprint for successful peacekeeping? BT - the Italians in Beirut (Lebanon), 1982–1984 T2 - The International History Review N2 - On 6 June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon to fight the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Between August 1982 and February 1984, the US, France, Britain and Italy deployed a Multinational Force (MNF) to Beirut. Its task was to act as an interposition force to bolster the government and to bring peace to the people. The mission is often forgotten or merely remembered in context with the bombing of US Marines’ barracks. However, an analysis of the Italian contingent shows that the MNF was not doomed to fail and could accomplish its task when operational and diplomatic efforts were coordinated. The Italian commander in Beirut, General Franco Angioni, followed a successful approach that sustained neutrality, respectful behaviour and minimal force, which resulted in a qualified success of the Italian efforts. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe - 143 KW - peacekeeping KW - Italy KW - Lebanon KW - Middle East KW - Beirut Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-412937 ER -