COVID-19 and the African Union

Africa represents the third wave of the spread of COVID-19, but its impact may significantly undermine the reform, programmes and operations of the African Union.

Examining the Longer-Term Effects of COVID-19 on UN Peacekeeping Operations

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has forced United Nations peacekeeping missions to reassess which of their activities are essential for carrying out their mandated responsibilities. Missions have also had to adapt operations to minimize the risk of spreading the virus to both the people the UN is tasked to...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Peace Operations

A few weeks ago, peace operations across the world began swiftly adapting to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Missions have been forced to take unprecedented steps to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. These efforts may be just the beginning, and much more significant reductions and changes...

Pathways towards a revitalised Africa-Europe strategic partnership

Den afrikanske union (AU) og EU skulle slutte seg til et ny avtale om strategisk partnerskap på et møte mellom de to i oktober 2020, men grunnet koronapandemien ble møtet usatt. Det kan vise seg å være hell i uhell, skriver Cedric de Coning i denne analysen. Utsettelsen gir nemlig forhandlerne mer tid...

Multilateral Cooperation and Climate-related Security and Development Risks

3. og 4. mars 2020 avholdt Norge og Senegal et regionalt møte i Dakar. Møtet var en del av afrikanske og nordiske lands felles initiativ om å styrke multilateralt samarbeid og en rettsbasert verdensorden. Temaet for møtet var «multilateralt samarbeid og klimarelaterte sikkerhets- og utviklingsutfordringer...

COVID-19 will change the way the UN conducts peacekeeping operations in the future

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 well, but even more extreme changes are likely...

The impact of COVID-19 on the performance of peace operations

Between the African Union, European Union, OSCE, NATO and United Nations there are approximately 160,000 civilian, police and military personnel deployed in more than 50 missions. These missions have all been forced to take unprecedented steps to adapt and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. This may be...

COVID-19 and the African Union. Challenges, prospects and side-effects

Den afrikanske union koordinerer innsatsen for å bremse spredningen av COVID-19 i Afrika, men de innførte tiltakene vil også forstyrre reformer, programmer og driften av AU.

Multilateral cooperation in the area of climate-related security and development risks in Africa

Over the past decade the impact of climate change on people’s everyday lives have become tangible. Its effects have contributed to loss of human life, it has undermined livelihoods, destroyed infrastructure, harmed national economies and stressed state budgets. Across the globe, its impacts have contributed...

China's Evolving Approach to UN Peacekeeping in Africa

China’s new, assertive role in UN peacekeeping, especially in Africa, represents a significant shift in Beijing’s peace and security posture that is not yet fully reflected in official discourse and rhetoric, but that reflects China’s new confidence with its global power status. Every significant adaptation...

How UN Peacekeeping Operations Can Adapt to a New Multipolar World Order

How will United Nations peacekeeping operations adapt to the transition from a unipolar to a multipolar world order? The paper considers emerging dynamics in three areas that may suggest how UN peacekeeping are likely to be affected by a changing world order, namely strategic political coherence, the...