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Still the Spectre at the Feast: Comparisons between Peacekeeping and Imperialism in Peacekeeping Studies Today [PDF]
The sheer ambition and scale of UN peacebuilding today inevitably invokes comparison with historic practices of colonialism and imperialism, from critics and supporters of peacebuilding alike. The legitimacy of post-settlement peacebuilding is often seen
Cunliffe, Philip
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The Expansion of UN Peacekeeping Operations and the Case of Lebanon [PDF]
With almost sixty years of experience, the United Nations peacekeeping operations have again been challenged, this time in Lebanon. These missions have evolved following three trends developed after the Cold War: the transformation of “first-generation ...
Albert Padrós López
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UN PEACEKEEPING: MAIN DIRECTIONS OF EVOLUTION [PDF]
The paper analyzes UN peacekeeping operations – peacekeeping missions and identifies problems and contradictions in the peacekeeping activities of the largest international political institution for the 70-year period.
Lyamzin Andrei +2 more
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Southeast Asian States’ Approaches to Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution
This paper conducts a comparative analysis of three cases - Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam - to examine the distinctive features of Southeast Asian states’ involvement in peacekeeping. These cases provide representative insights into the motivations and
Valeria V. Vershinina +2 more
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Peacekeeping has become a far more complex and multifaceted phenomenon due to the emerging non-traditional security threats and the changing nature of intrastate conflicts.
Waseem Ishaque
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Establishment of UN Cyber Peacekeeping Force: Prospects and Challenges
With the emergence of cyberspace as the fifth domain of warfare, the prospects of cyber conflicts have increased significantly. Around 300 state-sponsored cyber operations have been conducted since 2005. The future uncertainty of cyber-warfare has
Fahad Nabeel
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Rethinking ‘Sexual Exploitation’ in UN Peacekeeping Operations [PDF]
This chapter reflects on the main findings of this book, arguing that they demonstrate the need for a revision of the SGB in consultation with the people directly affected by its provisions, namely local women and peacekeepers. In this conclusion, I argue that future UN policies about sexual conduct in peacekeeping operations (PKOs) should be informed ...
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Legitimacy in conflict: concepts, practices, challenges [PDF]
The study of legitimacy in situations of conflict and peacebuilding has increased in recent years. However, current work on the topic adopts many assumptions, definitions, and understandings from classical legitimacy theory, which centers on the ...
Gippert, Birte +1 more
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Indonesian Female Peacekeepers in The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission
As peacekeeping has evolved to encompass a broader humanitarian approach, women personels have become increasingly part of the peacekeeping family. The UN has called for more deployment of female peacekeepers to enhance the overall “holistic” approach to
Leonard F. Hutabarat
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UN’s Use of Private Military and Security Companies in Peacekeeping Operations
PMSCs are not only hired by states, the UN makes use of PMSCs as well. Due to the UN member states’ passivity there has not been a single peacekeeping operation without the involvement of PMSCs since 1990. But is there a legal basis?
Tina Linti
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