Adaptive Peacebuilding

Article published in a special issue of International Affairs 94:2, “Peacebuilding in an era of Pragmatism” by guest editors: … More

Can the AU Finance its own peace operations, and if so, what would the impact be?

(contribution to the Annual Report of African Union Peace Operations, published in 2018 by the African Union and the Kofi … More

Peace enforcement in Africa: Doctrinal distinctions between the African Union and United Nations

Abstract When the United Nations (UN) Security Council needs to authorize a peace enforcement operation in Africa, its partner of … More

The Unintended Consequences of Peacekeeping

Edited by Chiyuki Aoi, Cedric de Coning & Ramesh Thakur United Nations University Press, 2007 Copy available at: https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:2483/pdf9789280811421.pdf Abstract: Peacekeeping … More

UN Peacekeeping doctrine in a new era

© 2017 – Routledge (http://bit.ly/2peaceopsdoctrine) Amazon (http://amzn.to/2kYXzAL) CIC interview on this book: http://peaceoperationsreview.org/interviews/cedric-de-coning-adapting-the-un-peacekeeping-doctrine-to-stabilization-missions-protection-of-civilians-mandates-and-new-threats/ Video and report from book launch seminar at IPI on … More

Is stabilization the new normal? Implications of stabilization mandates for the use of force in UN peace operations

Photo by Marco Domino, UN Photo Book chapter in Use of force in UN Peacekeeping by Peter Nadin, Routledge, 2018, available at: … More

The Future of African Peace Operations

Available from Zed Books or in North America from: http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/F/bo23364698.html Or open source ebook available here: https://www.academia.edu/24792227/Future_of_African_Peace_Operations_From_Janjaweed_to_Boko_Haram CIC interview on … More

The Need for a Strong UN-African Union Partnership for Peace in Africa

In this paper I discuss why there is a need for strong strategic partnership between the United Nations (UN) and … More

Towards More People-Centric Peace Operations: From ‘Extension of State Authority’ to ‘Strengthening Inclusive State-Society Relations’

Periods of conflict erode trust between national and local authorities and the people they govern, a trust that needs to be … More

What can we expect from the High-Level Independent Panel on UN Peace Operations?

The UN Secretary-General appointed a High-Level Independent Panel to review UN peace operations in October 2014. The Panel is expected to publish its report in June 2015. The Panel is led by Nobel Peace Laureate and former President of Timor Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta. With 17 members it has a broad geographical spread and a wide range of experiences, including former special representatives, force commanders, ambassadors, scholars and civil society leaders. The last such major external review of peacekeeping operations was undertaken in 2000 and led by Lahkdar Brahimi. The Brahimi report had a considerable impact on the direction of peacekeeping operations, even though many of its recommendations have not been implemented. It is thus not surprising that the Ramos-Horta report has raised similar high expectations.