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The Complexity of Peacekeeping Operations

Intel Brief

The Complexity of Peacekeeping Operations

Bottom Line Up FrontIn December 2018, the U.S. announced it would look to end its support for‘unproductive, unsuccessful and unaccountable U.N. [...] More

InternationalSoufan CenterGlobal IssuesIntel Brief

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U.S. Benefits from UN Peacekeeping

The effectiveness of UN peacekeeping is inherently difficult to measure. With the Trump Administration proposing cuts to foreign aid that would [...] More

North AmericaAmericasGlobal IssuesReporting

Don’t Write the UN Off – Here’s Why

Paul Heinbecker

Don’t Write the UN Off – Here’s Why

The Trump Administration budget includes deep cuts to some U.S. agencies, including the State Department and Environmental Protection Agency, as well [...] More

InternationalStrategic View
The United Nations at a Tipping Point

The United Nations at a Tipping Point

The United Nations is at an inflection point, with a new Secretary General, growing disbelief in multilateral institutions among members of the [...] More

ReportingGlobal Issues

Changing the UN will be Difficult

From the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union in 2015, to the protectionist rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump, the concepts of [...] More

ReportingGlobal Issues

Growing Skepticism of the UN

The United Nations is at an important point in history, where growing skepticism of multilateral institutions and the current liberal international [...] More

ReportingGlobal Issues

A Peace Agreement in Tatters

The devastating clashes that took place in South Sudan’s capital Juba between July 7 and 11 left hundreds dead and forced thousands to flee their [...] More

AfricaSecurity/StabilityReporting

What Went Wrong

At the heart of South Sudan’s descent into chaos is a failed effort at security sector reform. When Sudan’s long civil war ended in 2005, the U.S. – [...] More

AfricaReporting
The Status Quo Will Not Work in South Sudan

The Status Quo Will Not Work in South Sudan

Around 60,000 people have fled South Sudan in just a few weeks – since renewed violence broke out in the capital Juba on July 7 and 8 – the United [...] More

AfricaSecurity/StabilityReporting