Information on "Peace Support Operations"
July 2013
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12 Jul 2013
Chad, Once Forgotten by the UN, is Back, Front and Center
The intervention in Mali and several other events have altered the political and strategic landscapes of the Sahel and Sahara regions. According to the IPI's Arthur Boutellis, these changes have now created an opportunity for Chad to emerge as a more powerful regional and international actor. More on «Chad, Once Forgotten by the UN, is Back, Front and Center»
June 2013
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28 Jun 2013
New Dataset Shows Trends in UN Peacekeeping
Our partners at IPI have recently published a new database on United Nations peacekeeping missions. Today, they outline some of their initial findings and offer recommendations on how the UN can broaden the composition of its peacekeeping forces. More on «New Dataset Shows Trends in UN Peacekeeping »
April 2013
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3 Apr 2013
Interview with Hilde Johnson, UN Special Representative for South Sudan
Improving South Sudan's state- and nation-building capacities remains a huge task, says UN Special Representative Hilde Johnson. In today's interview, she outlines the work being done by the UN mission in the world's newest state. More on «Interview with Hilde Johnson, UN Special Representative for South Sudan»
February 2013
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5 Feb 2013
The Life of the Party: The UN's Plan for Ivory Coast
It's been two years since the Côte d’Ivoire plunged into a brief but bloody civil war. IPI's Jordan Katz reports on some of the follow-on problems the UN continues to face within the country, particularly when it comes to implementing security sector reforms and other confidence building measures. More on «The Life of the Party: The UN's Plan for Ivory Coast»
December 2012
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6 Dec 2012
International Peacekeeping in Africa – Expert Voices Part 1
Peacekeeping in Africa remains complex, controversial and, quite often, subject to external geopolitical calculations. Today, we present the first in a series of videos from a recent ISN-CSS Panel Discussion on the relative health of peace operations in Africa. More on «International Peacekeeping in Africa – Expert Voices Part 1»
June 2012
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8 Jun 2012
Why Less Haste Would be Progress for Statebuilding in Somalia
On 24 December 2011, Somalia’s top political leaders signed an agreement proposing new political structures from September 2012 when current transitional arrangements end. Is this progress or are Somalia and the international community stuck on a political treadmill with no end in sight? More on «Why Less Haste Would be Progress for Statebuilding in Somalia »
