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Introduction -- The peacekeeping approach of the UN -- The UN collective security system -- The evolution of the concept and nature of peacekeeping -- Origins of peacekeeping -- Setting up of peacekeeping operations -- Nature of demands for UN peacekeeping -- UN peacekeeping constraints and problem areas -- Circumstances and situation that warrant PKOs -- Appropriateness of present PKO guiding principles -- Requisites for the success of operations -- Recent peacekeeping initiatives -- UN standby forces -- Philippine participation in peacekeeping and strategies for involvement -- Prospects for UN peacekeeping -- A background on UN peacekeeping -- Introduction -- Principles and rationale for PKOs -- UN peacekeeping problems and prospects -- Issues and concerns of participating countries -- Issues in Philippine participation in UN peacekeeping operations -- Rationale and objectives of Philippine involvement in UN-PKOs -- Operational issues in peacekeeping participation -- The issue of standby forces -- The issue of ASEAN cooperation in peacekeeping -- The Philippines experience: assessment, problems and prospects as related by AFP and PNP -- Rules of engagement -- Interaction with contingents -- Coordination -- Troop disciplines in United Nations peacekeeping -- Conclusion -- Strategizing the Philippine role in UN peacekeeping