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The latest news on NUPI's research.
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COVID-19 will change the way the UN conducts peacekeeping operations in the future
19 May 2020(Forsvarets Forum) The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted UN peacekeeping operations. In the short-term, activities have been reduced to the most critical, rotations have been frozen, and most staff are working remotely. Most of the missions have adapted remarkably...
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Sustaining Peace in the time of COVID-19
12 May 2020NUPI is present with several events at the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development. See them all here!
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Op-ed: COVID-19: The AU must adapt, not wait. It’s needed now more than ever.
9 Apr 2020(African Arguments, April 1, 2020) At the very time the African Union is most needed to manage crises, many of its operations have been put on hold.
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Do peace operations work? And can they protect civilians?
16 Dec 2019These were some of the questions raised when researchers from the NUPI-led Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) shared their insights in Washington, D.C. and New York.
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EPON at Stockholm Forum for Peace and Development 2019
31 May 2019On 14-16 May 2019, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-hosted the 2019 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development titled ‘From crisis response to peacebuilding: Achieving synergies’.
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New book: UN Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
23 Oct 2018In this book launch interview, editors Mateja Peter and Cedric de Coning reflect upon findings from their most recent book, identifying four global transformations and their implications for UN peace operations.
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Four global transformations are changing UN peace operations
23 Oct 2018The global order is changing – how will that uncertainty impact UN peace operations?
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WORLD PEACEKEEPING DAY: UN Peacekeeping at 70
28 May 2018UN peacekeeping faces significant challenges and some question whether it can remain relevant, but most countries agree on the importance of the UN as the centrepiece of global governance, and that peacekeeping is its flagship enterprise.
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Can a new approach change the UN?
23 Apr 2018The world is facing enormous challenges in light of protracted crises and conflicts. The United Nations are looking for answers with the new ‘sustaining peace’ approach. What are the chances of the new approach to change the UN and create sustainable peace? Cedric de Coning...
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Analysis: Nordic Peacekeepers for Ukraine: Back in Blue?
16 Feb 2018- Richard Gowan
Could the Ukrainian crisis inspire a new generation of Nordic peacekeeping?
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The UN we need?
24 Oct 2017Is UN Peace Operations adapting fast enough to remain relevant in today’s rapidly changing global landscape?
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New book: Rising Powers may fundamentally change peacebuilding
13 Sep 2017What exactly is new and innovative about the peacebuilding approach of the rising powers from the Global South?
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Article on UN from NUPI researcher most downloaded
20 Jun 2017Read Senior Research fellow John Karlsrud's opan access article.
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NUPI co-hosts UN Peace and Development Advisor Fellowship
16 Jun 2017UN Peace and Development Advisors (PDA) gather at NUPI.
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– A ban on nuclear weapons is worthy of support
24 Mar 2017Sverre Lodgaard has looked into the possibilities and limitations of the negotiations now taking place.
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Turning point for UN peacekeeping?
14 Mar 2017The UN should stop doing stabilization operations, according to NUPI researchers.
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UN Peacekeeping under new leadership
13 Feb 2017UN will have to address several challenges in the area of peacekeeping operations.
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Cross-regional group met next Secretary-General to discuss UN agenda
4 Nov 2016Eight countries, including Norway, that form a cross-regional group that has discussed UN reform issues and the agenda of the next UN Secretary-General met Secretary-General-Designate Mr. António Guterres in New York, 3 November. NUPI has provided support to the project.
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Re-thinking police work
8 Jul 2016A Norwegian-led team of police experts assists the UN peace operation in Haiti and local police to combat sexual and gender-based violence. This represents an innovative and beneficial approach, according to new NUPI working paper.
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How do we secure a fragile peace?
25 May 2016Give peace a chance. The role of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture in strengthening the nexus between security and development.
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Peace in a world of threats
10 May 2016NUPI participates in the high-level thematic debate on UN, Peace and Security organized by the UN General Assembly 10-11 May 2016.
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A different kind of peacebuilding?
9 May 2016NUPI has, together with five partners, investigated the rising powers’ approach to peacebuilding.
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The future of peace in Africa
9 Mar 2016Africa does not need saviors, but partners, according to Cedric de Coning and John Karlsrud, co-editors of the recent book ‘The Future of African Peace Operations: From Janjaweed to Boko Haram’.
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Next step for the United Nations
17 Feb 2016The new Secretary-General of the United Nations takes office the 1st of January 2017. Will we be needing a new agenda?
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Prestigious funding to NUPI
11 Dec 2015NUPI has been awarded prestigious TOPPFORSK project funding to study how states cope with challenges in the field of power and geo-politics.
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Defining the Peacekeeping Economy
19 Oct 2015Peacekeeping is difficult, and being a peacekeeper is not easy either. But for the local people living in the midst of a large-scale peacekeeping mission, life is even more precarious.
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Mali at the cusp of UN peace operations reform
30 Jun 2015Whilst UN peacekeeping is more critical than ever, it is also under severe pressure, writes Cedric de Coning.
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UN peace operations at a crossroads
24 Jun 2015NUPI researchers sum up the main challenges for UN peace operations.
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Democratic police reform must be driven locally
13 May 2014The international community's efforts to reform the police in countries that have gone through war, is contributing to improved security. But to create a more democratic police, the reform must be driven by local actors, according to a new doctoral thesis of NUPI researcher...
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Gender is not only about women
18 Feb 2014In UN peace operations gender is often interpreted as synonymous with women and sexual violence, and this is treated as something extra on the side of the normal activity. This can lead to maintaining the marginalization of women, according to a new NUPI report by Randi...