OPSEC v. RTK: Media Restrictions in United Nations Peacekeeping

The United Nations currently adopts media policies for peacekeeping missions on an ad-hoc basis, often relying on US or NATO rules. Some have suggested that a standardized media policy for all peacekeeping missions should be the norm. This project examines that proposition with an eye to the tension between the right to know and operational security. Looking at UN intervention in the Gulf War, Somalia, and Rwanda, the problems with such a rigid media policy appear significant. Instead, a dual-level approach is advocated, allowing broad principles of independent coverage as well as in-country negotiations to take place.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Department dc:contributor.department

Political Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2000

Author dc:creator

• Woofter, Jennifer Kay

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Borer, Douglas A.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Weisband, Edward
• Corntassel, Jeffrey J.

• Rwanda
• operational security
• Somalia
• peacekeeping
• right to know
• United Nations

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-11272000-114350

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/9740