The future of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture

UN Peacebuilding Architecture: The First 10 Years

Since its establishment, the UN's Peacebuilding Architecture (PBA) has been involved in peacebuilding processes in more than 20 countries. This edited volume takes stock of the overall impact of the PBA during its first decade in existence, and generates innovative recommendations for how the architecture...

Civil-Military Interaction: Rationale, Possibilities and Limitations

Future of African Peace Operations: From Janjaweed to Boko Haram

Peace Capacities Network Synthesis Report: Rising Powers and Peace Operations

This report presents the research of the Peace Capacities Network into the policies and roles of a select group of so-called ‘rising powers’ in international peace operations and UN peacekeeping reform. The case studies are from Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Norway, Russia, South Africa and...

From peacebuilding to sustaining peace: Implications of complexity for resilience and sustainability

Towards an African Model of Peace Operations

The Future of African Peace Operations: From the Janjaweed to Boko Haram

Facing threats ranging from Islamist insurgencies to the Ebola pandemic, African regional actors are playing an increasingly vital role in safeguarding peace and stability across the continent. But while the African Union has demonstrated its ability to deploy forces on short notice and in difficult...

African Peace Operations: Trends and Future Scenarios, Conclusions and Recommendations

Adapting the African Standby Force to a Just-in-Time Readiness Model: Improved Alignment with the Emerging African Model of Peace Operations

Protecting Civilians: Comparing Organizational Approaches

Ensuring sustainable peace: Strengthening global security and justice through the UN Peacebuilding Architecture

Towards More People-Centric Peace Operations: From ‘Extension of State Authority’ to ‘Strengthening Inclusive State-Society Relations

Periods of conflict erode trust between national and local authorities and the people they govern, a trust that needs to be re-established. As peace operations are undertaken by inter-governmental bodies that tend to be inherently state-centric, however, peace operations need to go beyond merely supporting...

Contributing to Africa's Peacekeeping Capacity: 20 Years of Training for Peace in Africa

Will the High-level Independent Panel Manage to Revitalise a New Generation of UN Peace Operations?