Political Initiatives and Peacekeeping: Assessing Multiple UN Conflict Resolution Tools

Abstract

The United Nations Peacemaking Initiatives (UNPI) data compile information on the full range of instruments the UN employs to advance peace and stability. After briefly introducing the data, we will describe how they help us to identify different types of UN peacemaking instruments based on what they aim to achieve (tasks), when they are applied (trends) and to what conflicts (selection).

Peacekeeping after Covid-19

“…In our research, we have found that the number of UN diplomatic initiatives, including political missions and good offices engagement, has exceeded the number of UN peacekeeping missions since 2005 (see Figure 1). Moreover, the number of political missions has been increasing rapidly while the number of peacekeeping missions has decreased since 2015 (Clayton, Dorussen, and Böhmelt 2020;Dorussen and Clayton 2018). In 2020, there are 14 peacekeeping missions and 25 political missions.…”

International experience in conflict resolution

“…The current unstable security environment calls for stronger cooperation in diplomatic and military control (Leonova, 2014). Dorussen and Clayton (2018) stated that managing international conflicts is not aligned with a single policy and can be successfully carried out without coordination between traditional and higher or middle states in the global and regional institutional environment. In the current global governance structure, international conflict management requires a new and more effective institutional framework, new concepts, and a new division of roles between traditional and non-traditional actors (Nazarovska, 2012).…”