Panelists for a high-level policy forum cohosted by IPI and the Open Society Foundations (OSF) on September 12th assessed the current health of the multilateral system and outlined strategies to strengthen multilateralism as a whole in a timely conversation…
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This pioneering study searches for avenues of collaboration between peacekeepers and humanitarian relief workers.Individually, the problems of each have been widely scrutinized, but the relationship between them has not. This work evaluates the potential of utilizing the time-proven art of peacekeeping in the support of oft-beleaguered and frustrated humanitarian relief efforts during armed conflicts. The […]
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Contrary to the general perception, not all United Nations peacekeeping operations are financed by special arrangements separate and distinct from those of the Organization’s ordinary expenses under its regular budget. In fact, of the seventeen peacekeeping operations initiated by the United Nations during its forty-four year history, six were or are being financed from the […]
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Peacekeeping may not always lead to a negotiated sttlement of disputes, but it does succeed in halting the fighting, which provides valuable time for negotiations to resume.International peacekeeping truly has become a vital instrument in modern diplomacy.The possibility of establishing a more rigorous framework for the prevention and settlement of international disputes rests upon the […]
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In the search for peace, a great deal is talked about disarmaments, but the crucial work of preventing wars is done by a few thousand world “policemen.”These are the peacekeepers. The peacekeepers, unlike the disarmers, have a continuous track record.Rikhye admits the mistakes that have been made in international peacekeeping efforts and points the way […]
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