ABSTRACT Since the 1960s, and especially the 1980s, Italy has participated in and led numerous peace support operations (PSOs), predominantly under the aegis of international organisations. Italy’s participation in PSOs authorised by the UN, the EU, NATO and other multilateral agreements stems from a combination of national interest and humanitarianism/multilateralism. However, although acknowledged as a significant contributor, a clear assessment of its status in global peacekeeping is still missing. In fact, Italy plays a role that is comparatively greater than all Western nations in the international fora taken into account, and, as such, can be described as ‘the West’s policeman’, from both a quantitative (number of troops) and qualitative (role within the missions) perspective. This might be somewhat curbed in the future, however, due to some of the country’s limitations on foreign policy.

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西方警察？评估意大利在全球维持和平中的地位

摘要 自 1960 年代，尤其是 1980 年代以来，意大利参与并领导了许多和平支持行动 (PSO)，主要是在国际组织的支持下。意大利参与联合国、欧盟、北约和其他多边协议授权的 PSO 源于国家利益和人道主义/多边主义的结合。然而，尽管被认为是一个重要的贡献者，但对其在全球维和中的地位仍缺乏明确的评估。事实上，意大利在国际舞台上扮演的角色比所有西方国家都要大，因此，无论从数量（军队数量）还是质量上，都可以说是“西方的警察”（任务中的角色）观点。这在未来可能会有所遏制，但是，