United Nations Peacekeeping and the use of force : the Intervention Brigade in Congo is no model for success
Zusammenfassung: The number of uniformed personnel serving in UN peace missions reached a new record in 2016, at almost 123,000. Following grave failings of UN missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, there is growing awareness within the UN of a widening disjoint between the expectations placed upon peacekeeping forces and what they can actually achieve. One aspect of the debate relates to the question of how robustly UN missions should operate in enforcing their mandate. In some quarters the resolute use of force is seen as the key to greater success. Almost three years ago the UN sent a Force Intervention Brigade to Congo with an explicit mandate to neutralise armed groups. An assessment of its record reveals that the brigade cannot be regarded as an organisational model worth replicating, and that peace-enforcing mandates do not necessarily lead to greater success in peacekeeping. (SWP Comments)
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource (4 S.)
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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SWP Comments ; 20/2016
- Classification
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Politik
- Keyword
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Vereinte Nationen
Friedenssicherung
Internationale Organisation
Militär
Militärische Intervention
Operation
Zwangsmaßnahme
Zivilbevölkerung
Schutz
Bewaffneter Konflikt
Entwicklung
Beurteilung
Abschätzung
Kritik
Demokratische Republik Kongo
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Berlin
- (who)
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
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2016
- Creator
- Contributor
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Dale, Meredith
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024020913440699028785
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Associated
- Tull, Denis
- Dale, Meredith
- Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Time of origin
- 2016