Pub Date : 2023-05-27DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2236928
M. Cherkaoui
ABSTRACT In an uncharted era of the COVID 19 pandemic dilemma, Tunisia, a small nation in North Africa, served as an elected member of the Security Council in 2020-2021. The temporal framework of this Tunisian experience coincided with two variables: a. multilateralism has again come under pressure, and b. great power tensions have returned to the Security Council in the last decade. This paper aims at assessing Tunisia’s claim of a ‘successful’ record over its two-year term, and entails the exploration of what factors and stimulants, as well as constraints and challenges, were promising or degrading for a small state to engage and try to make a difference in the UNSC decision-making process. The paper also explores whether Tunisia embraced a potential well-structured African approach to working with the E10 and navigating the nuances of the P5.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-03DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2207016
Mitja Kleczka
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Pub Date : 2023-04-29DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2207015
Germán Otálora-Gallego
Susan H. Allen’s Interactive Peacemaking: A People-Centered Approach is a response to the limitations of state-centric and institutional approaches in the peace and conflict field. In line with recent scholarship in the field, a people-centred approach to conflict resolution means challenging the exclusive focus on top-down approaches that privilege states and institutions as the drivers of conflict resolution. Without discarding the importance of such processes completely, Allen makes the case for focusing on local women and men who, far away from the spotlight, engage in long-term peacemaking efforts that yield tangible results for the populations living in conflict-affected or divided societies. Drawing for her extensive experience in facilitating peacemaking efforts between Georgians and South Ossetians, Allen argues that even in the absence of an official political settlement, individuals from those communities have effectively built peace. The book provides stories of people who have engaged in conflict resolution processes step by step, addressing practical and humanitarian issues first – such as recovering bodies across the frontlines or cleaning a river that runs through contested borders – which leads to building confidence over time between opposing parties. This is what Allen calls the ‘peace that is possible’. While this peace does not necessarily lead to an official peace accord in the short or even medium term, Allen urges attention to those small steps for peace because ‘when peace is possible, we have an obligation to build it. Lives depend on that effort’ (p. 16). One of the main contributions of the book is how it seeks to close the gap between conflict resolution scholars and practitioners. Drawing again on her continued engagement in Georgia/South Ossetia peace efforts, Allen shows how practice can build theory of peacemaking. Allen argues that the peace and conflict scholarship should rely on practice and be more action-oriented – that is, aiming to contribute to solving concrete social problems. At the same time, she calls for conflict resolution practitioners to reflect on the theories that underpin what they do and how they do it. The overall message of the book is that we should build the theory of conflict resolution from what has worked and has not worked for peacemakers to make the theories better suited for the real world. While this is understandable given the aim of the book to bridge practice and theory, the reader is left wondering whether critical
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Pub Date : 2023-04-21DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2201678
M. Brosig
ABSTRACT Since Germany joined the United Nations (UN) in 1973, it served six times as an elected member of the UN Security Council. The main aim of the article is to evaluate Germany’s latest term (2019–2020). What policy space can elected members occupy given the still unreformed Council? Germany is selected as a case study, because it is a pivotal regional power with the potential to exert significant influence on the Council. The article provides an in-depth overview of Germany’s performance and explores those conditions which shape and steer its positions as an elected member. Three conditions are particularly relevant: diplomatic capacity, the effective use of Council rules and procedures, as well as the ability to forge coalitions. As a regional powerhouse and adamant endorser of multilateralism, the expectations toward Germany are high, however, has the country lived up to them?
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Pub Date : 2023-04-10DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2199983
{"title":"Syria Betrayed: Atrocities, War, and the Failure of International Diplomacy","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/13533312.2023.2199983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2023.2199983","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47231,"journal":{"name":"International Peacekeeping","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42516559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-06DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2195633
J. Catherine
{"title":"Practicing Peace: Conflict Management in Southeast Asia and South America","authors":"J. Catherine","doi":"10.1080/13533312.2023.2195633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2023.2195633","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47231,"journal":{"name":"International Peacekeeping","volume":"30 1","pages":"410 - 411"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44683014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2196019
K. Engelbrekt
ABSTRACT This article examines Sweden’s successful 2016 bid to serve at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and shows that the subsequent 2017–18 tenure relied on a formula with three key elements. One was to mobilize the competitive advantages of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and a second to systematically highlight Africa-related priorities. A third element was to boost the standing of the E10 category of members in day-to-day diplomatic practice. After securing a plurality of votes in the General Assembly, Swedish diplomats went to work with a unique constellation of concurrently serving likeminded countries, generally receptive to Stockholm’s priorities. The formula appears to have contributed to a solid performance in 2017–2018. That said, the UNSC is not conducive to individual E10 members having a lasting impact on its institutional memory.
{"title":"Sweden’s 2017–18 UNSC Formula: Mobilizing the MFA’s Competitive Advantages, Highlighting Africa, and Boosting the E10","authors":"K. Engelbrekt","doi":"10.1080/13533312.2023.2196019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2023.2196019","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article examines Sweden’s successful 2016 bid to serve at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and shows that the subsequent 2017–18 tenure relied on a formula with three key elements. One was to mobilize the competitive advantages of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and a second to systematically highlight Africa-related priorities. A third element was to boost the standing of the E10 category of members in day-to-day diplomatic practice. After securing a plurality of votes in the General Assembly, Swedish diplomats went to work with a unique constellation of concurrently serving likeminded countries, generally receptive to Stockholm’s priorities. The formula appears to have contributed to a solid performance in 2017–2018. That said, the UNSC is not conducive to individual E10 members having a lasting impact on its institutional memory.","PeriodicalId":47231,"journal":{"name":"International Peacekeeping","volume":"30 1","pages":"358 - 379"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44992930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-18DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2187380
Issaka K. Souaré
ABSTRACT Niger served on the Security Council in the period 2020–2021 and remained throughout its tenure an active player in its West African region on security issues. The government in Niamey also leveraged its moral high ground in the region, based on its experience of democratic transfers of power in presidential elections in early 2021. Niger had expertise on security challenges in one of the focus regions of the Council, the Sahel, while it also enjoyed a good geopolitical partnership with two permanent members of the Council, France and the US, thanks to earlier cooperation on counter-terrorism initiatives in the Sahel. This article empirically examines how Niger used these factors to show agency in overcoming apparent structural deficiencies to address its own security challenges and promote aspects of the African Peace and Security Architecture.
{"title":"Overcoming ‘Smallness’: Niger as an Elected Member of the UN Security Council, 2020–2022","authors":"Issaka K. Souaré","doi":"10.1080/13533312.2023.2187380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2023.2187380","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Niger served on the Security Council in the period 2020–2021 and remained throughout its tenure an active player in its West African region on security issues. The government in Niamey also leveraged its moral high ground in the region, based on its experience of democratic transfers of power in presidential elections in early 2021. Niger had expertise on security challenges in one of the focus regions of the Council, the Sahel, while it also enjoyed a good geopolitical partnership with two permanent members of the Council, France and the US, thanks to earlier cooperation on counter-terrorism initiatives in the Sahel. This article empirically examines how Niger used these factors to show agency in overcoming apparent structural deficiencies to address its own security challenges and promote aspects of the African Peace and Security Architecture.","PeriodicalId":47231,"journal":{"name":"International Peacekeeping","volume":"30 1","pages":"334 - 357"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42009490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-15DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2195634
Amy Yuen
{"title":"The Building and Breaking of Peace: Corporate Activities in Civil War Prevention and Resolution","authors":"Amy Yuen","doi":"10.1080/13533312.2023.2195634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2023.2195634","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47231,"journal":{"name":"International Peacekeeping","volume":"30 1","pages":"271 - 273"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43364319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-15DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2196411
B. W. Reeder, R. Dicke
ABSTRACT How do United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions influence the use of conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) by armed non-state actors? This study argues efficacy is influenced by conditions that precede deployment and the composition of UN forces. Poor intragroup cohesion within rebel ranks incentivizes CRSV, putting peacekeepers in a precarious position upon deployment. UN police improve law enforcement capabilities, build relationships with local communities, and promote information diffusion mechanisms. As a result, UN police are associated with a decrease in CRSV, even in the most difficult environments.
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