The best way to secure a more peaceful future for Afghanistan is through a United Nation peacekeeping operation.
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Peacekeeping’s Perverse Effects: Bolsonaro and Brazil’s Remilitarized Politics
In under two weeks, Brazil will have the second round of its presidential election. Former military officer and fan of fascists Jair Bolsonaro looks set after a strong first-round showing to defeat...
A solid investment if you know what you’re getting: Why continued support for UN peacekeeping is good policy for the US
The following is a guest post by Jay Benson and Eric Keels.  Jay Benson is a Researcher at One Earth Future (OEF), with research focusing on issues of peacekeeping, civilian protection and...
Instead of Heading to the Mall Today, What Say We Nudge the EU to Protect Congolese Civilians?
If you're like me (or Dan) and you live in the U.S., you spent much of yesterday's holiday feeling lucky to be living in America and not in Goma (or Mumbai. Or Darfur.) Well, in the spirit of Dan's...
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Russian “Peacekeepers”?
As with the USG's interpolation of the term "torture," I am worried about the use of the term "peacekeeper" at foot in the war of words between Georgia and Russia, a misleading use with which the media should try not to be complicit. A United Nations peacekeeping mission, UNOMIG, has been in place in Georgia since 1993, but as of this year it included only 149 total uniformed personnel, including 134 military observers and 15 police, these hailing from 31 countries besides Russia. (The UN Secretariat's decision to allow Russia, a country with an arguable stake in the conflict, to contribute...