Contents: Introduction, Owen A. Hartley and Rachel E. Utley. Major Power Perspectives: US Peace operations: the transition continues, Edward M. Spiers Integration or retrenchment? Russian approaches to peacekeeping, Isabelle Facon Amritsar to Basra: the influence of counter-insurgency upon the British perspective of peacekeeping, Richard P. Cousens, OBE A means to wider ends? France, Germany and peacekeeping, Rachel E. Utley May you live in interesting times: China, Japan and peacekeeping, Gary D. Rawnsley. Peacekeeping In Practice: Peacekeeping in Africa, David J. Francis Peacekeeping in Asia: lessons learned from Afghanistan, Cambodia and Timor-Leste, Alpaslan A-zerdem Peacekeeping in the Middle East, Ali Ansari The media, conflict and peacekeeping, Philip M. Taylor Conclusion, Rachel E. Utley Appendix: peacekeeping in the UN Charter, Index.