Daniel Forti is a Research Fellow at IPI’s Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations. His current work focuses on issues related to UN peace operations, and on peace and security partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations. Daniel joined IPI in June 2018.

Daniel previously worked for the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), serving as a Researcher in the Office of the Executive Director from 2012-2016. His research focused broadly on African political conflicts, with specific interests in mediation and peace processes, multilateral peace operations, and social cohesion in South Africa. Daniel also served on the secretariat appointed to the Special Reference Group on Migration and Community Integration in KwaZulu-Natal, an independent commission led by Judge Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Daniel holds a Masters of International Affairs degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He tweets at @FortiD.

Recent Research Reports

• “Contingent-Owned Equipment and Environmental Considerations in UN Peacekeeping Operations” (New York: International Peace Institute, September 2022) (with Emmanuelle Cousin)
• “The Road to Seoul: Previewing the 2021 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial” (New York: International Peace Institute, November 2021)
• “Independent Reviews of UN Peace Operations: A Study of Politics and Practice” (New York: International Peace Institute, October 2021)
• “Walking a Tightrope: The Transition from UNAMID to UNITAMS in Sudan” (New York: International Peace Institute, February 2021)
• “White Paper on UN Peacekeeping and Sustaining Peace” (Prepared for the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace, October 2020) (with Richard Gowan)

Recent Web Articles

• “The 2022 UN Peacekeeping Budget: Signs of Progress or a Fleeting Moment of Consensus?” (The Global Observatory, July 2022)
• “The Politics Must Follow – Commentary on the Future of UN Peacekeeping” (German Review on the United Nations, Edition 2/2022, April 2022) (in German)
• “Analyzing Member State Pledges from the 2021 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial” (The Global Observatory, February 2022) (with Mark Wood)
• “New insights into UN Peacekeeping and Peacemaking: Q&A with Anjali Dayal” (The Global Observatory, October 2021) (with Priya Swyden)
• “Can the UN and AU Navigate the Shifting Landscape of Multilateral Peace Operations?” (The Global Observatory, July 2021) (with Priyal Singh)