Cedric H. de Coning

Research Professor

Email: cdc@nupi.no Mobile: +(47) 942 49 168 Post address: Postboks 7024 St. Olavs Plass, 0130 OSLO Visit address: C.J. Hambros plass 2 D

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Expertise

Peace operations United Nations Africa International organizations

Education

2012 PhD, Applied Ethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch 2005 M.A., Conflict Management and Peace Studies, University of KwaZula-Natal

Work Experience

2020 - Research Professor, NUPI 2012-2020 Senior Researcher, NUPI 2006-2012 Researcher, NUPI 2002- Senior Advisor (Consultant), ACCORD 2002 Training Officer, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) 2001-2002 Political Affairs Officer, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) 2001 Civil Affairs Officer, Office of District Affairs, UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) 2000 Assistant Director: Programmes, ACCORD 1999-2000 Civil Affairs Officer, Bobonaro District UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) 1997-1999 Programme Manager: Peacekeeping, ACCORD 1988-1997 Assistant Director, Department of Foreign Affairs, Pretoria, South Africa

Cedric de Coning is a Research Professor in the Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). He co-directs the NUPI Center on United Nations and Global Governance, manages the Training for Peace programme at NUPI and coordinates the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON). He is also a senior advisor for ACCORD. He tweets at @CedricdeConing.

Cedric has 30 years of experience in research, policy advise, training and education in the areas of conflict resolution, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peace and conflict studies. Cedric has a Ph.D. in Applied Ethics from the Department of Philosophy of the University of Stellenbosch, and a M.A. (cum laude) in Conflict Management and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

News

Framing Peace Operations in a Changing Global Landscape

07.12.2020
Today is the first day of this year’s Virtual Challenges Annual Forum VCAF20, which runs from 7 to 11 December 2020, with the overarching theme “Framing Peace Operations in a Changing Global Landscape”. The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) is co-hosting the event together with the...
Publication : Report
Performance of Peace Operations
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
- - Jenny Nortvedt
How should we assess and improve the performance of peace operations? This is the topic of the third dialogue strand of VCAF20. UN peace operations are under growing pressure to increase performance and enhance mandate delivery. This background paper assesses recent research into the effectiveness and...
News
What's next for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS)?
29.10.2020
- - Ane Teksum Isbrekken
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325. But the important Women, Peace and Security agenda seem to have had a backlash in recent years.
Publication : Popular scientific article
As the AU tries to contain COVID-19, the virus constrains the AU
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
The AU cannot simply wait out the coronavirus pandemic: it must adapt and urgently develop new ways of working.
Publication : Feature article
Viruset endrer FNs operasjoner
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
COVID-19-pandemien har påvirket FNs fredsbevarende operasjoner betydelig. På kort tid er aktivitetsnivået redusert til kun det mest kritiske.
Publication : Feature article
Koronapandemien: FN må beskytte sitt personell
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
Fredsoperasjoner må raskt tilpasse seg koronapandemien, både for å beskytte eget personell og for å kunne fortsette kritiske operasjoner.
Publication : Popular scientific article
COVID-19 and the African Union
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
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.
Publication : Popular scientific article
Examining the Longer-Term Effects of COVID-19 on UN Peacekeeping Operations
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
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...
Publication : Popular scientific article
The Impact of COVID-19 on Peace Operations
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
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...
Publication : Popular scientific article
Pathways towards a revitalised Africa-Europe strategic partnership
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
The African Union and European Union were scheduled to adopt a new strategic partnership agreement at an AU-EU summit in October 2020, but it had to be postponed due to COVID-19 risks and related delays. This may be a blessing in disguise, as it gives the negotiators more time to adapt the relationship...
Research project

Shaping a New Africa-Europe Relationship for a post-COVID-19 global order

2020 - 2021 (Ongoing)

This collaborative project between NUPI, ACCORD and ECFR aims to stimulate and enrich the dialogue in Africa and Europe on the underlying geopolitical, COVID-19, peace and security and other key developments and dynamics that will influence the strategic relationship between Africa and Europe.
Publication : Report
Multilateral Cooperation and Climate-related Security and Development Risks
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
- - Jenny Nortvedt
On 3 and 4 March 2020, a sub-regional meeting was hosted by Senegal and Norway in Dakar. The meeting formed part of an ongoing special initiative by African and Nordic countries to strengthen multilateral cooperation and a rules-based international order. The topic of this meeting was “multilateral cooperation...
News

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

19.05.2020
(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 well, but even more extreme...
Publication : Report
COVID-19 will change the way the UN conducts peacekeeping operations in the future
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
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...
News

COVID-19 and the consequences for international relations

28.04.2020
Read our briefs and expert commentary on how Covid-19 affects developing countries and international affairs.
Publication : Report
The impact of COVID-19 on the performance of peace operations
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
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...
News
Op-ed: COVID-19: The AU must adapt, not wait. It’s needed now more than ever.
09.04.2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
(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.
Publication : Report
COVID-19 and the African Union. Challenges, prospects and side-effects
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
The African Union is coordinating the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, but the measures introduced are also significantly disrupting the reforms, programmes and operations of the AU.
News

China from careful participant to budding development partner

30.03.2020
While the rest of the world is shutting down China is restarting its machinery after months of strict infection measures. China’s role as a development actor may grow.
Publication : Report
Multilateral cooperation in the area of climate-related security and development risks in Africa
2020
- - Cedric H. de Coning
- Florian Krampe
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...