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Tag: peacekeeping

  • Despite Challenges, UN Peace Operations Will Evolve, Not Disappear

    MINUSCA Battalion
    February 19, 2021Katharina P. Coleman and Paul D. Williams

    Peace operations are a highly resilient international institution for managing armed conflict.

    Analysispeacekeeping
  • Ensuring the UN’s Duty of Care for the Mental Health of Field Personnel

    MONUSCO Peacekeeper
    February 4, 2021by Namie Di Razza

    The UN system and member states urgently need to prioritize their duty of care to troops, police officers, and civilians.

    Analysispeacekeeping
  • Local Mediation and UN Peace Operations

    Local Mediation UNMISS
    January 21, 2021Arthur Boutellis, Delphine Mechoulan, and Marie-Joëlle Zahar

    Local mediation efforts can also help manage and resolve conflicts more durably and support the implementation of peace agreements.

    Analysispeacebuilding, peacekeeping
  • “Downsizing Survivor Syndrome” in UN Peace Operations

    MINUSMA Peacekeepers
    January 19, 2021by Katharina P. Coleman

    To preserve mission productivity, the UN must do more to avoid downsizing survivor syndrome in its peace operations.

    Analysispeacekeeping
  • Reflections on the Future of Peacekeeping Operations

    MONUSCO Peackeeepers
    October 16, 2020by Naomi Miyashita

    The prospects for UN peacekeeping—indeed of peace operations—are inseparable from those of the UN as an organization.

    Analysisfutureofpeacekeeping, peacekeeping
  • Challenges to Sustainably Increasing Women’s Participation and Gender Equality in Peacekeeping

    Malaysian Women Peacekeepers
    October 2, 2020by Lisa Sharland

    If sustainable reforms are not implemented then it is unlikely the goals to increase the number of women in peacekeeping will be realized over the next decade.

    Analysisfutureofpeacekeeping, peacekeeping
  • Lessons From the High-Level Panel’s 2015 Review for the Future of Peace Operations

    UNSC HIPPO
    September 30, 2020by Ian Martin

    How much progress has been made in overcoming the constraints to well designed and flexibly adapted peace operations?

    Analysisfutureofpeacekeeping, peacekeeping
  • Incompatible Bedfellows: UN Peace Operations and Counterterrorism

    Peacekeepers Patrol
    September 29, 2020Larry Attree and Jordan Street

    The UN’s long-standing role in supporting negotiated solutions to conflict has not yet been squared with its simultaneous embrace of counterterrorism.

    Analysisfutureofpeacekeeping, peacekeeping
  • Whatever Future Holds for Peace Operations, Peacebuilding Must Be More Local and Plural

    COVID-19 Awareness
    September 25, 2020by Youssef Mahmoud

    A world that seems unmoored and in disarray has undeniable implications for the UN’s work, particularly in the area of peace and security.

    Analysisfutureofpeacekeeping, peacekeeping
  • What to Expect for the Future of Protection in UN Peace Operations

    UNMISS POC site
    September 24, 2020by Namie Di Razza

    There are potential developments that could affect the nature of protection threats, mandates, actors, and approaches in the coming decade.

    Analysisfutureofpeacekeeping, peacekeeping
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  • Remembering Edward Luck, A Champion of the UN and the Responsibility to Protect

    March 8, 2021by Alex J. Bellamy

    Throughout his life, Ed had an eye for what was important, not what was popular.

    Analysisunited nations
  • Identifying and Neutralizing Afghan Peace Spoilers

    March 5, 2021Annie Pforzheimer, Andrew Hyde, and Jason Criss Howk

    Afghanistan’s future is at stake and the vital importance of containing spoilers while encouraging a broad and productive debate on peace cannot be overstated.

    AnalysisAfghanistan, asia

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  • Key Global Events to Watch in March

    March 2, 2021by the Global Observatory

    A list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs compiled by the Global Observatory.

    Key Events
  • Where is UN Counterterrorism Headed 20 Years After 9/11? 

    February 26, 2021Eric Rosand and Alistair Millar

    Our knowledge of the threat of violent extremism and how to address it will continue to increase. The size of the UN’s bureaucracy should not have to grow with it.

    Analysisterrorism, united nations
  • Myanmar’s Military Coup and the “Age of Impunity”

    February 24, 2021Damian Lilly and Richard Bennett

    There is an urgent need to rethink how to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations not only in Myanmar, but also in other countries.

    Analysisdemocracy, southeast asia
  • Regional Special Forces Pose Threat to Peace and Security in Ethiopia

    February 22, 2021by Bereket Tsegay

    The peace and security arrangement between federal and regional states has allowed special forces to instigate conflicts in unique ways.

    Analysisafrica, peace and secur…
  • Despite Challenges, UN Peace Operations Will Evolve, Not Disappear

    February 19, 2021Katharina P. Coleman and Paul D. Williams

    Peace operations are a highly resilient international institution for managing armed conflict.

    Analysispeacekeeping
  • New Perspectives on Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

    February 16, 2021Angela Muvumba Sellström, Louise Olsson, Stephen Moncrief, Elisabeth Jean Wood, Karin Johansson, Chiara Ruffa, Amelia Hoover Green, Ann-Kristin Sjöberg, and Roudabeh Kishi

    As members of the UN Security Council, the UK and US can work to integrate the prevention of CRSV into peacekeeping effectiveness and in efforts to protect civilians.

    Analysis
  • How to Do a Gender Analysis: Practical Guidance for the UN Community

    February 12, 2021by Phoebe Donnelly

    Many within the UN community are not clear on what a gender analysis entails.

    Analysiswomen peace and…
  • How Did Extremism and Violence Become a Dangerous Reality in Burkina Faso?

    February 10, 2021by Adele Orosz

    Since 2019, insecurity has reached devastating levels. It has become clear that attacks can happen anywhere, targeting anyone.

    Analysisafrica
  • Ensuring the UN’s Duty of Care for the Mental Health of Field Personnel

    February 4, 2021by Namie Di Razza

    The UN system and member states urgently need to prioritize their duty of care to troops, police officers, and civilians.

    Analysispeacekeeping
  • COVID-19 Masks Mischief in the South China Sea

    January 29, 2021by Carlyle A. Thayer

    Looking forward, tensions in the South China Sea are unlikely to subside as China and the US continue their action–reaction cycle of military exercises.

    Analysiscoronavirus, southeast asia
  • The Tigray Conflict in Ethiopia: Post-War Ramifications and International Response

    January 25, 2021by Jon Abbink

    Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his government are wary of the interference, complaints, and demands made by the international community.

    Analysisafrica, conflict
  • Safeguarding Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    December 10, 2020by Joshua Wimpey, Markus Goldstein, Paula Gonzalez Martinez and Sreelakshmi Papineni

    COVID-19 has put all progress towards women’s empowerment made so far at risk.

    Analysiscoronavirus, women peace and…
  • Making Implementation of the WPS Agenda Possible: Q&A with Madeleine Rees

    October 29, 2020by Gretchen Baldwin

    Madeleine Rees, secretary-general of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, discusses the state of the WPS agenda and lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Interviewswomen peace and…, WPSat20
  • The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Peace and Conflict

    October 23, 2020by Katariina Mustasilta

    What happened to the pandemic being a catalyst for peaceful processes?

    Analysiscoronavirus, peace and secur…
  • Encouraging Generosity and Inclusivity for a Feminist Implementation of WPS: Q&A with Dr. Toni Haastrup

    October 21, 2020by Jasmine Jaghab

    Dr. Haastrup discusses how feminism, generosity, and inclusion can strengthen the implementation of WPS.

    Interviewswomen peace and…, WPSat20
  • The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda Is Not Just for Straight, Cisgender Women

    October 13, 2020by Albert Trithart

    Twenty years after UN Security Council resolution 1325, it is time for a truly inclusive WPS agenda.

    Analysiswomen peace and…, WPSat20
  • Sustaining Feminist Curiosity for the Future of Women, Peace, and Security: Q&A with Cynthia Enloe

    October 6, 2020by Phoebe Donnelly

    Dr. Enloe talks about the state of the WPS agenda, how to ensure it is not overly-simplified and narrowed, and how its advocates can continue to remain hopeful and curious feminists.

    Interviewswomen peace and…, WPSat20
  • The Next 20 Years of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda

    October 5, 2020Phoebe Donnelly, Gretchen Baldwin, Masooma Rahmaty, and Jasmine Jaghab

    The 20th anniversary of resolution1325 is not just a moment to reflect on the past, but represents an opportunity to look toward the future.

    Analysiswomen peace and…, WPSat20
  • How the New UN Mission in Sudan Can Succeed

    August 25, 2020Philipp Jahn, Gerrit Kurtz, Peter Schumann

    The polarized political landscape in Sudan has already affected the planning process for UNITAMS.

    Analysisafrica, peacekeeping
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on the Protection of Cultural Heritage

    June 17, 2020by Nadia Al-Said

    While there is a pressing need to invest in the future given the pandemic’s impact, this is not fully possible without incorporating cultural heritage.

    Analysiscoronavirus, cultural herita…

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