Peacekeeping

Review – Martialling Peace

Vanessa Gauthier Vela • Jan 3 2024 • Features

Nicole Wegner highlights the problematic acceptance of militarism that accompanies peacekeeping, but the Canadian case study raises questions about global applicability.

Russia’s Challenge to Liberal Peacekeeping

Daria Blinova • Jan 23 2023 • Articles

Reliance on outdated approaches creates an inability to agree on a common vision of peacekeeping, which leads to the perpetuation of local conflicts.

Interview – Philip Cunliffe

E-International Relations • Nov 19 2022 • Features

Philip Cunliffe talks about the changing nature of international conflict and humanitarian intervention, plus the role of states and institutions in peacekeeping.

Review – Reflections on a United Nations’ Career

Martin Duffy • Oct 14 2022 • Features

This book is an in-depth account of a UN official’s experiences in the global aid sector, and is an ideal read for aspirants in this field.

The UN’s Role in The Institutional Abuse of Children: Wronged or Wrongdoer?

Carolyn M. Evans • Mar 30 2022 • Articles

The scholarship on the institutional abuse of children illustrates why the UN should more closely consider such cases to find better responses.

Civil Society Actors and the Challenge of Dark Heritage in Bosnia

Martin Duffy • Mar 21 2022 • Articles

In Bosnia, as in the case of Northern Ireland, civil society efforts to build peace may encapsulate the concept of civil peace spaces.

Interview – Kai Michael Kenkel

E-International Relations • Jan 31 2022 • Features

Kai Michael Kenkel talks about shifts in UN peacekeeping missions and the role of the UN and member states, as well as Brazil’s role in the global order.

Review – Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping: Women, Peace, and Security in Post-Conflict States

Serena Simoni • Jul 9 2020 • Features

A worthwhile read offering an excellent analysis of peacekeeping missions and gendered norms that regulate them.

Sexual Abuse in UN Peacekeeping: The Problem of Viewing Women as a ‘Quick Fix’

Brianna Nicole Hernandez • Feb 20 2020 • Articles

Sexual exploitation is about power more than gender or any physical attraction to a particularly sexed body. In the realm of peacekeeping, it is about the uniform.

Interview – Courtney J. Fung

E-International Relations • Jan 20 2020 • Features

Courtney Fung discusses change and the drivers of change in the state system, China’s role in the UN and internationally, as well as China’s goals compared to India’s.

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