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Conclusion: Military rapid response—from institutional investment to ad hoc solutions
(Chapter, 2019)While there has been a mushrooming of institutional arrangements for military rapid response, the formal deployments of the rapid response mechanisms of the African Union (AU), European Union (EU), and North Atlantic Treaty ... -
Doing Less With More? The Difficult ‘Return’ of Western Troop Contributing Countries to United Nations Peacekeeping
(GGI Analysis;, Research report, 2020)Among others, the deployment of the UN stabilization mission to Mali (MINUSMA) in 2013 has been characterized by a number of researchers as a ‘return’ of Western troop contributors to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping in ... -
For the greater good?: “Good states” turning UN peacekeeping towards counterterrorism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The usual suspects of middle power internationalism—small and middle powers such as Canada, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden—have all contributed to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA). This article ... -
From Liberal Peacebuilding to Stabilization and Counterterrorism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Since the end of the Cold War, international interventions have increasingly been deployed to deal with internal conflict. Liberal peacebuilding has been a guiding concept for many of these interventions, in particular ... -
Implementation in practice: The use of force to protect civilians in United Nations peacekeeping
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Since the failures of the United Nations of the early 1990s, the protection of civilians has evolved as a new norm for United Nations peacekeeping operations. However, a 2014 United Nations report found that while peacekeeping ... -
Introduction: Rapid response mechanisms—strengthening defense cooperation and saving strangers?
(Chapter, 2019)The track record of military rapid response mechanisms, troops on standby, ready to be deployed to a crisis within a short time frame by intergovernmental organizations, remains disappointing. Yet, many of the obstacles ... -
Nomads and Warlords, Chadian Forces in African Peace Operations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Despite criticism of the United Nations (UN) as peacekeepers “hiding behind sandbags,” by the former president of Chad, the Chadian military has become a critical enabler of African-led and UN peace operations. This paper ... -
Peacekeeping and Counter-insurgency - Two of a Kind?
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Predictive Peacekeeping: Strengthening Predictive Analysis in UN Peace Operations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The UN is becoming increasingly data-driven. Until recently, data-driven initiatives have mainly been led by individual UN field missions, but with António Guterres, the new Secretary-General, a more centralized approach ... -
Tangled up in glue: Multilateral crisis responses in Mali
(Chapter, 2019)In January 2012, Mali plunged into a multifaceted crisis, triggered by an extraordinary series of events. A separatist Tuareg rebellion, a military coup d’état, and the collapse of state authority paved the way for the ... -
Tre grunner til at Norge bør med i FNs sikkerhetsråd
(Others, 2018)Norge har meldt seg på i kampen om en plass i FNs Sikkerhetsråd i 2021-2022. Kronikken presenterer 3 grunner til at Norge bør med i Sikkerhetsrådet. -
UN Peace Operations, Terrorism, and Violent Extremism
(Chapter, 2019)There are practical and financial reasons to give UN peace operations more robust mandates and mitigate and respond to violent extremism and terrorism. But the idea of UN peacekeepers conducting counter-terrorism operations ... -
United Nations Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
(Book, 2019)This edited volume generates a discussion about UN approaches to peace by studying challenges and opportunities that the organisation is facing in the 21st century. We use some of the findings from the HIPPO report as an ...