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Published:

Is liberal internationalism worth saving? Ad hoc coalitions and their consequences for international security

Written by

John Karlsrud
Research Professor
Stephanie Hofmann
Yf Reykers

Ed.

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Summary:

Slow responses and blocked decision-making of international organizations provide opportunities for ad hoc coalitions to fill functional and political gaps. Compared to UN peace operations, ad hoc coalitions avoid gridlock and high transaction costs, they are fast to set up, can be task and time specific, flexible and easily dissolved. However, they also have much lighter human rights and financial accountability frameworks, a patchy record of longer-term impact and can contribute to a more fragmented response to armed conflicts and threats to international peace and security.
  • Published year: 2024
  • Publisher: NUPI
  • Language: English
  • Journal: NUPI Policy Brief

Themes

  • Security policy
  • Africa
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Insurgencies

Written by

John Karlsrud
Research Professor
Stephanie Hofmann
Yf Reykers