The United Nations in the 21st Century
Highlights on Peacekeeping
Issues and Power Shifts
Elena Aoun, Milena Berks, Michel Liégeois and Tanguy Struye de Swielande
UCL Presses universitaires de Louvain
Introduction5
Tanguy Struye de Swielande and Elena Aoun
Part I : Persistent challenges to post-HIPPO UN peace operations
Chapter 1 Operational Challenges in UN Peacekeeping Operations13
Major General Ak Bardalai
Chapter 2 Salvaging UN Peace Operations : What can Realistically be Done ?21
Dr. Ann L. Phillips
1. Introduction21
2. HIPPO summary22
3. HIPPO recommendations22
4. Implementation plan23
4.1. Current practices25
4.2. Challenges30
5. What can the UN do to improve peace operations, given its limitations in authority and dependence on member states ?34
6. What will not change36
7. The outlook37
Chapter 3. Changing UN Peace Operations and the Use of Military Force41
Peter Rudolf
1. Changing role of military force in un peacekeeping42
2. From robust peacekeeping to stabilisation missions45
3. Dealing with organised hypocrisy48
4. Problems and pitfalls of militarised peacekeeping51
Chapter 4. Future Generation DDR in Future Generation Peace Operations. Rethinking the Default Template59
Milena Berks
1. Introduction59
2. First generation DDR - « where does it come from ? » and « is it really new ? »60
3. Second generation DDR - from negative to positive peace61
4. Third generation DDR - towards peace enforcement through stabilisation64
5. Reintegration as a crucial step of DDR to restore state-society relations - opportunities and pitfalls66
5.1. The understanding of war situations and its influence on DDR practises67
5.2. DDR and the understanding of the state and its competences in post-war societies68
6. Conclusion71
Chapter 5. Early Warning as a Potential Instrument Facing Cross-Border Security Threats in West Africa.
A Prospective Study on the UN's Peace Operations Agenda77
Jara Cuadrado Bolaños
1. Introduction77
2. International security and cross-border threats78
2. West Africa : a key strategic region for today's international security79
Cross-border security threats in West Africa81
4. The road to conflict prevention83
Conflict prevention policies in the UN's agenda86
5. The potential of early warning mechanisms89
6. African's perspective on conflict prevention and early warning.
The case of ECOWAS90
7. The partnership of the UN and ECOWAS : a prospective research on early warning and cross-border security threats94
8. Brief conclusions95
Chapter 6. Cultural Heritage in the Mandate of MINUSMA : What Perspectives for the UN Peace Operations ?103
Vincent Duvigneau
1. Cultural heritage under attack in Timbuktu103
2. The multi-scale context and the actors in the conflict105
2.1. Local level and cultural aspects105
2.2 Regional level and the development of Salafism107
2.3 Systemic level and the UN response109
3. Cultural heritage in the « robust » mandate of MINUSMA111
3.1. Cultural heritage : the innovation of resolution 2100111
3.2. Cultural heritage within the framework of a robust mandate112
3.3. Links between MINUSMA and the UN doctrines114
3.4. Evolution of MINUSMA : resolution 2295117
3.5. MINUSMA : an expression of the evolution of the UN concept of security118
4. MINUSMA, what perspectives for UN peace operations ?119
Part II : Power and Governance within The UN System : Old Dichotomies and New Trends
Chapter 7. The United Nations Peacekeeping and NATO Operations : is Cooperation Pragmatic ?127
Dr. Stuti Banerjee
1. Introduction127
2. UN Peacekeeping129
3. NATO Operations130
4. Evolution of the Cooperation131
4.1. Kosovo132
4.2. Afghanistan132
4.3. Libya132
5. The advantages of cooperation133
6. Points of difference134
7. Other key areas of cooperation136
7.1. Counter-terrorism136
7.2. Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)137
7.3. Small arms and light weapons137
7.4. Protecting women and children in conflict137
7.5. Disaster relief138
8. Conclusion138
Chapter 8. The leadership of the P5+1 within the United Nations Security Council143
Astrid Viaud
1. Towards the referral of the Iranian nuclear issue to the Security Council144
2. The P5+1 within the UNSC147
3. The marginalisation of the P5+1 by Turkey and Brazil150
4. The reinforcement of the UN sanctions by those of the EU153
5. Conclusion157
Chapter 9. Emerging Powers and the EU : Striving for UNSC Reform163
Juliane Schmidt
1. Diplomacy in the 21st century : new challenges, actors and approaches164
1.1. New challenges164
1.2. New actors165
1.3. New approaches165
1.4. The UNSC in the 21st century166
2. UNSC reform : past initiatives and the role of the EU and emerging powers167
2.1. Past initiatives for UNSC reform167
2.2. The role of the EU and emerging powers169
2.3. The EU and emerging powers in UNSC reform172
3. Prospects for cooperation : reasons and limitations173
3.1. Reasons for cooperation173
3.2. Limitations to cooperation175
3.3. Bringing the UNSC into the 21st century176
Chapter 10. Inside the UN Security Council : Does it Really Matter ? The Case of the G4181
Joana Calado Mendes and Diana Soller
1. Introduction181
2. The « Americanisation » of the UN182
3. The goals of the G4185
4. Human rights : don't count on me in Libya189
5. Responsibility while protecting192
6. Security : the absence of common policy to address iran's nuclearisation194
7. Conclusions196
Biographies203
Table on contents207