ABSTRACT A 'robust turn'in UN peace operations has ushered in a new generation of
missions that are epitomized by increased authorization and willingness to use force …

United Nations peace operations are deployed in greater numbers to more difficult operating
theatres in response to more complex conflict situations than ever before. More than …

The guiding principle of peacemaking and peacebuilding over the past quarter century has
been" liberal peace": the promotion of democracy, capitalism, law, and respect for human …

This book proposes a new approach to studying the effectiveness of peace operations. It
asks not whether peace operations work or why, but how: when a peace operation achieves …

This paper explores the evolution of international stabilisation agendas and their
significance for humanitarian action. Stabilisation includes a combination of military …

In 1994 the former American ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and well-known UN
critic, John Bolton, attacked the UN by saying:'The Secretariat building in New York has 38 …

The 'Responsibility to Protect'(RtoP) principle represents a commitment to prevent and halt
mass atrocity crimes. However, in his 2009 report on implementing the RtoP, the UN …

Internationally, there is a current rising demand for police to participate in complex peace
operations. Achieving multilateral 'integrated missions' has become a key objective for these …

Abstract The United Nations adopted an explicitly rights-based approach to disarmament,
demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) in 2006 as part of its larger agendas of" liberal …

On the basis of 12 months of field research conducted in nine cities in Côte d'Ivoire, this
study explores the relationship between demobilization, disarmament and reintegration …