Organized crime is now a threat to international peace and security in almost every theater where the United Nations has peacekeeping, peacebuilding, or special political ...Read more >

The boxed statement seen above was taken from the United Nations definition on peacekeeping operations and seeks to explain its operational goals and missions to restore peace in war-torn areas of the ...Read more >

The modern incarnation of peacekeeping can be traced to United Nations interventions starting in 1948. Yet the underlying premise of peacekeeping and peace support operations has a long pedigree extending back at least another ninety-nine ...Read more >

In June 2009, President Obama traveled to Egypt to make good on a campaign promise to mend U.S. relations with the Muslim world and to repair Americas tarnished image in the ...Read more >

During the spring of 2012, Mali witnessed brief, but fierce, fighting between al- Qaida-affiliated Islamists, Tuareg nomads, and Malian government troops, which were eventually assisted by French forces in January ...Read more >

Though increasingly called upon to participate in long term humanitarian operations directly related to development, most American soldiers are not trained to work at the village level in projects such as the creation of microenterprises or teaching farmers sustainable agricultural techniques that could notably improve the quality of life for some of the world’s poorest ...Read more >

The purpose of this Allied Joint Publication (AJP) is to develop and describe military doctrine for the conduct of PSO. In so doing it aims to guide and inform those involved at both the strategic and operational levels in the conduct of NATO and NATO-led PSO. As such, it should be of use to both NATO and partner Nations. The document is not intended to be overly prescriptive but does incorporate the lessons learned by NATO military forces in the Balkans and by Nations’ forces ...Read more >

The category of stabilization and the category of robust Peace Keeping have merged. The category of Blue Helmets and that of multi-national force has also merged. This is a good thing. In Lebanon there is a substantial ...Read more >

• Conducting a peace operation (PO) is one option available to the international community to assist in the prevention, resolution or containment of a conflict. • Contemporary PO involve political, military and humanitarian organisations striving to meet a common objective. • PO make use of diplomatic, civil and military means, normally in pursuit of United Nations (UN) Charter purposes and principles. • Consent, impartiality, the use of force and legitimacy and are the fundamental ...Read more >

In accordance with joint doctrine, peace operations (PO) encompass multiagency and multinational crisis response and limited contingency operations. It involves all instruments of national power with military ...Read more >

India has an enormous and crucial role in UN Peace Keeping operations over a considerable period of time. India is one of the largest contributors of UN Peace keeping ...Read more >