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Author Alexandra Novosseloff

Alexandra Novosseloff

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  • Policy Papers 11-04-2019by Alexandra Novosseloff and Lisa Sharland

    Partners and Competitors: Forces Operating in Parallel to UN Peace Operations

    Since the end of the Cold War, the UN Security Council has authorized or recognized the deployment of more than forty parallel forces that operate alongside UN peace operations. As the Security Council has deployed peace operations in increasingly non-permissive environments, the division of labor between UN missions and these parallel forces has blurred, and […]

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    Peacekeeping
  • Policy Papers 12-20-2018by Alexandra Novosseloff

    Lessons Learned from the UN’s Transition in Côte d’Ivoire

    In April 2016, after four years of progressive downsizing, the Security Council decided to close the UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) within a year. This decision reflected a consensus that it was time for UNOCI to leave and hand over to the UN country team with no follow-on mission. However, the transition was abrupt, […]

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    Peace Operations Transitions
  • Policy Papers 06-26-2018by Alexandra Novosseloff

    The Many Lives of a Peacekeeping Mission: The UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire

    The UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) completed its mandate on June 30, 2017, after more than thirteen years. One year later, the secretary-general is set to release his “comprehensive study of the role of UNOCI in the settlement of the situation” in the country. This presents an opportunity to examine the many stages or […]

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    Peacekeeping
  • Policy Papers 11-02-2017by Arthur Boutellis and Alexandra Novosseloff

    Road to a Better UN? Peace Operations and the Reform Agenda

    UN peace operations are confronting crises from all sides: they face ever more complex operating environments in the field, while in New York they face divisions among member states over the very nature of peace operations, a “peacekeeping fatigue” aggravated by scandals, and cuts to the peacekeeping budget. These are some of the reasons why, […]

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    Peacekeeping, UN System
  • Policy Papers 10-12-2017by Alexandra Novosseloff

    Keeping Peace from Above: Air Assets in UN Peace Operations

    Aviation assets, which include fixed-wing aircraft, utility and attack helicopters, and unmanned aerial systems, are key enablers that give peace operations the mobility and agility they need to deter and prevail against hostile actors. They are also force multipliers that enhance the effectiveness of multidimensional operations, allowing them to implement their mandates. However, peace operations […]

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    Peacekeeping
  • Policy Papers 07-25-2016by Olga Abilova and Alexandra Novosseloff

    Demystifying Intelligence in UN Peace Operations: Toward an Organizational Doctrine

    With UN peace operations involved in increasingly volatile and dangerous situations, there appears to be growing acceptance among member states that UN missions need greater capacity to generate intelligence, both to protect themselves and to fulfill their mandates more effectively.This policy paper strives to unpack the concept of intelligence in UN peace operations by explaining […]

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    Peacekeeping
  • Policy Papers 07-15-2004by Alexandra Novosseloff

    EU-UN Partnership in Crisis Management: Developments and Prospects

    This report summarizes findings from a one-year International Peace Institute project on relations between the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) in the area of crisis management.

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    Multilateral System, Regional Organizations
  • Meeting Notes 07-14-2003Clara Lee and Alexandra Novosseloff, rapporteurs

    2004 Vienna Seminar: Cooperation in Peace Operations — The United Nations and Europe

    Participants from the political, diplomatic, and military arenas, as well as members of academia and NGOs, met to discuss how cooperation in peace operations conducted by the UN, EU, NATO, and other international actors might be improved in the future.

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    Multilateral System, Peacekeeping, Regional Organizations

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  • How Useful Are the UN’s Broad Protection of Civilian Mandates?

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    UN missions will need to address the root causes of misinformation and disinformation by proactively reshaping narratives about the UN.
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