ABSTRACT

United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations are among the most effective tools available for the international community to deal with threats to international peace and security. However, such operations have also been presenting significant shortcomings, like below average performances of some peacekeeping units. Against this backdrop, this article discusses the complexities of robust peacekeeping and the problem of military underperformance, intending to ascertain the significance of combat motivation as a contributing factor to the efficiency of UN military components and the effectiveness of robust peacekeeping missions. The results indicate the relevance of combat motivation for UN troops’ better performances. Also, the findings point out the need to enhancing affective aspects in the preparation of the blue helmets, like self-confidence, small units cohesion, leadership, and sense of the cause.

摘要

联合国维持和平行动是国际社会应对国际和平与安全威胁的最有效工具之一。但是，这种行动也存在重大缺陷，例如某些维持和平部队的业绩低于平均水平。在此背景下，本文讨论了强大的维和行动的复杂性和军事表现不佳的问题，旨在确定作战动机作为联合国军事部门效率和强大的维和特派团的效力的重要因素的重要性。结果表明，战斗动机与联合国部队更好的表现有关。此外，研究结果指出，在准备蓝盔头盔时，需要增强情感方面的能力，例如自信，