The Complexity of Peacekeeping Operations
Bottom Line Up Front In December 2018, the U.S. announced it would look to end its support for‘unproductive, unsuccessful and unaccountable U.N. peacekeeping missions.’ […] More
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The (Soft) Power to Transform Fragile States
Challenges facing those who work in the developing world are complex, profound, varied, and sometimes existential. They range from assuring the health and security of […] More
Blue Helmets Under Fire – From Trump
The Trump Administration plans to cut the U.S. contribution to United Nations peacekeeping by $1 billion, from its current level of $2.2 billion, as part […] More
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 impact UN peacekeeping missions, […] More
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UN Peacekeeping Under the Knife?
UN peacekeeping is rarely headline news, but when the Trump Administration announced in March that it was seeking to make cuts of $1 billion in […] More
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 as U.S. foreign aid. […] More
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 international community, and […] More
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 multilateralism […] More
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 order led by the […] More
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 […] More
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, […] More
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