The last two years have seen a surge in peace operations. As the data in this review shows, UN deployments grew by 8.5% in 2013 and 2014 to involve over 100,000 soldiers and police officers. In the same period, NATO drew down its presence in Afghanis Read More...
The first edition of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations
The second edition of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations
Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2007 Briefing Paper
The third edition of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations
The fourth edition of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations
The seventh edition of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations
The eigth edition of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations
The UN Security Council has the potential to play a greater direct role in crisis response and mediation not only in New York, but in the field. It has done so sporadically in the past. In its early years, the Council experimented with inter-governme Read More...
Editor-in-Chief Jim Della-Giacoma Editorial Advisors Alexandra Novosseloff John Karlsrud Yf Reykers Data Specialist Alison Burt Ryan Rappa Research Assistants Lesley Connolly Rahel Kroeker Olivia Bergen Tyler Headley Alex Nyikos Co Read More...
European forces have played a very limited military role in United Nations (UN) peace operations in Africa over the last two decades. In some periods, European personnel have accounted for less than 2% of the blue helmets on the continent. Yet there Read More...
The second edition of the Global Peace Operations Review Annual Compilation
The second edition of the Global Peace Operations Review Annual Compilation
This is the first essay in a series of seven that looks at the role of multilateral envoys in peacemaking.
Mediation was a central concern for the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations convened in October 2014. The group had a deliberatel Read More...
The first Review of Political Missions, covering over fifty civilian missions
CIC's Political Missions 2012 highlights the activities of political missions
During the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Barack Obama chaired two summits – the first on peace operations on September 28, and one the following day on counter-terrorism. His participation in both demonstrated the level of commitm Read More...
The renewed crisis in South Sudan is turning into a decisive test for the United Nations. There is a growing international outcry over reports that local forces raped and killed civilians almost in front of UN peacekeepers. The Security Council has s Read More...