In Focus
Examining current challenges and future threats in the air domain in UN peacekeeping.
Building on decades of expertise, the Peace Operations Reform project identifies policy changes to improve the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping and recommends solutions. Stimson has a long history of bridging policy and practice, prioritizing field work to better understand the reality on the ground and then bringing those lessons to policymakers to overcome challenges and maximize mission impact.
Over the last two decades, Stimson research and experts have had a significant influence on UN policy, from the first-ever comprehensive review of UN peacekeeping operations to significant changes in the policy and practice of civilian protection. Stimson’s recent work focuses on host-state government consent for peacekeeping missions, local conflict management by UN peacekeepers, measurement and evaluation, UN intelligence and forward-looking analysis, and the prioritization and sequencing of UN actions in the field.
Examining UN Security Council trends and practices in the mandating of UN peace operations
June 20, 2023
Evaluating the mandate and political strategy for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ahead of the late June 2023 mandate renewal
June 15, 2023
The democratization of airpower in Ukraine and other recent conflicts demonstrates growing threats and new opportunities for UN peacekeeping
May 15, 2023
Renewed debate around who holds the pen in the Security Council calls for further examination of this informal system
April 7, 2023
Evaluating the mandate and political strategy for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) ahead of the March 2023 mandate renewal
March 8, 2023
A more comprehensive, strategic, and forward-looking approach to the air domain could mitigate and respond to threats against peacekeepers
February 24, 2023
Evaluating the mandate and political strategy for the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan ahead of the March 2023 mandate renewal
February 24, 2023
Five strategic priorities for the UN’s New Agenda for Peace
February 22, 2023
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