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.
Evaluating the mandate and political strategy for the UN peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead of the December 2022 mandate renewal.
December 13, 2022
Evaluating the mandate and political strategy for the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic ahead of the November 2022 mandate renewal.
November 4, 2022
While consent is a core principle of peacekeeping, how it is understood and maintained over the life span of a mission differs widely across contexts.
September 8, 2022
Reflecting on the UN’s strategic role as an international partner in Libya and identifying the UN’s comparative advantages and limitations with its current mandate.
July 5, 2022
Discussing the contributions of UN peacekeeping and special political missions to the protection of civilians
May 24, 2022
Evaluating the mandate and political strategy for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ahead of the June 2022 mandate renewal.
May 20, 2022
Evaluating the mandate and political strategy for the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan ahead of the March 2022 mandate renewal.
March 1, 2022
Evaluating the mandate and political strategy for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, amidst the mission’s phased and progressive transition.
December 13, 2021
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