Military Involvement

UN Missions

Countries with the Lowest Average Annual Percentage Partipation in UN Security Council Missions, 1995-2000

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

Countries with the Highest Average Annual Percentage Participation in UN Security Council Missions, 1995-2000

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

Troops Acting As U.N. Peacekeepers

5180 5195

8553

1031 1559

2075

1151

6932

6459

19028

15247

603

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

1992-1993 1997-1998 2002-2003

Nu

mb

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f T

roo

ps

United States

United Kingdom

Russia

France

China

Brazil

Standard Deployments

Standard Deployments

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

1987-1988 1992-1993 1997-1998 2002-2003

Tro

op

s

United States

United Kingdom

Russia

France

French Troops: By Mission Type

5180 51958553

43300 43450

23300

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

1992-1993 1997-1998 2002-2003

Tro

op

s

Standard Deployments

UN Peacekeeping

Russian Troops: By Mission Type

129365

41800

16950

2075155910310

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

1992-1993 1997-1998 2002-2003

Tro

op

s

Standard Deployments

UN Peacekeeping

UK Troops: By Mission Type

6932 6459

81631

36061

24533

11510

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

90000

1992-1993 1997-1998 2002-2003

Tro

op

s

Standard Deployments

UN Peacekeeping

American Troops: By Mission Type

19028 15247

358300

202732

181659

7500

6030

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

1992-1993 1997-1998 2002-2003

Tro

op

s

Combat

Standard Deployments

UN Peacekeeping

Location of US Deployments Over Time

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

160000

180000

200000

220000

Ge

rma

ny

US

AF

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(N

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l)

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s

No

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l

Sp

ain

Tu

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y

UK

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ga

po

re

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an

Gu

am

Au

stra

lia

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go

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Th

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bia

UA

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bia

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nd

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lan

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uth

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rea

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na

ma

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Po

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Eg

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Tro

op

s

1977-1978

1982-1983

1987-1988

1992-1993

1997-1998

2002-2003

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

Bel

giu

m

Gre

ece

Ital

y

Med

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ran

ean

(N

aval

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Net

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lan

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gap

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an

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UA

E

Nig

eria

Co

lum

bia

Ho

nd

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s

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mu

da

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and

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Pan

ama

Sin

ai

Po

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gal

(A

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s)

Qat

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No

rth

Afr

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Eg

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Close-up of U.S. Standard Deployments

1977-1978

1982-1983

1987-1988

1992-1993

1997-1998

2002-2003

Sources Slides 2-3: Data from the A.T. Kearney /

Foreign Policy Magazine Globalization Index ™

Slides 5 and 7-13: "Military Balance" and "Strategic Survey" published by the Institute for Strategic Studies in conjunction with Oxford University and printed by The Garden City Press in Letchworth.