• COVID-19 will change the way the UN conducts peacekeeping operations in the future 

      De Coning, Cedric (NUPI Covid-19 Brief;7/2019, Research report, 2020)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted UN peacekeeping operations. In the short-term, activities have been reduced to the most critical, rotations have been frozen, and most staff are working remotely. Most of ...
    • Disaster Management in a Crisis State: Dealing With the Corona Crisis in Zimbabwe 

      Eriksen, Stein Sundstøl (NUPI Covid-19 Brief;, Research report, 2020)
      This policy brief discusses how Zimbabwe has dealt with the corona pandemic. It first describes the development of the pandemic and the government’s response to it. Next, I discuss how the response to the crisis is shaped ...
    • Female Peacekeepers and Operational Effectiveness in UN Peace Operations. 

      Osland, Kari M.; Nortvedt, Jenny; Røysamb, Maria Gilen (NUPI Research Paper;3/2020, Research report, 2020)
      More women are needed in UN peace operations, both on the grounds of equality and performance. March 2020 survey data and empirical evidence from the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) highlight the importance ...
    • In the shadow of the virus Varieties of power in the COVID-19 crisis in Venezuela 

      Østebø, Peder (NUPI Covid-19 Brief;2020-11, Research report, 2020)
      While all states face massive challenges when responding to COVID-19, some are in a more precarious position than others. In Venezuela, the pandemic arrived at the worst possible time for its citizens. Facing one of the ...
    • Resilience in the age of crises 

      Giske, Mathilde (NUPI Research Paper;2021-2, Research report, 2021)
      This research paper examines the concept 'resilience' as a response to the constantly changing environments and turbulence of the world. While resilience is used by several international organisations and nation states, ...
    • Unity in Goals, Diversity in Means - and the discourse on female peacekeepers in UN peace operations. 

      Osland, Kari M.; Nortvedt, Jenny; Røysamb, Maria Gilen (NUPI Working Paper;893, Research report, 2020)
      Gender parity at all levels in the UN, as a means towards gender equality, is a two-decades old commitment, reflecting core values as old as the UN itself. Despite this, progress on increasing the number of female peacekeepers ...