UN Peacekeeping in a Multipolar World Order: Norms, Role Expectations, and Leadership

Abdenur, Adriana Erthal

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“…As Peter and Rice ( 2022 ) show, non-Western peacebuilding practices are frequently based on unilateral interventions with a preference for bilateral forms of assistance. At the same time, many—but not all—non-Western actors favour top-down government-to-government cooperation, such as in the case of China, who is also the second-largest contributor to the UN peacekeeping budget (Abdenur 2019 , p. 57). The arrival of assertive and influential new actors on the scene of peacebuilding and conflict management heralds a new era for peace operations.…”

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Global consequences of the war in Ukraine: the last straw for (liberal) interventionism?

Geis

Schröder

2022

Z Friedens und Konflforsch

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The interpretation of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine as a “turning point” indicates that long-established parameters of securing peace in international politics will change. This article tentatively assesses consequences of this war for the agenda of international peacebuilding and for wider interventionist practices in contemporary violent conflict settings. It is argued that the ongoing war speeds up a preexisting phase of profound order transformation that will considerably change the ways in which states manage conflicts and attempt to secure lasting peace in the international system. The article outlines how ongoing transformations already affect—and will further affect—(liberal) interventionism at different entangled scales, ranging from the global to the local. The contribution draws on recent studies of the rise and decline of global orders and interweaves them with insights from empirical peace and conflict research and critical studies of peacebuilding and interventions. It discusses the further decline of global cooperation in the wake of the Russian war against Ukraine, outlines the consequences of the rivalry between United Nations Security Council veto powers for the global agenda of peacebuilding and the conduct of peace operations, and illustrates the local consequences for specific intervention sites, in particular the negative impact of the employment of the Russian Wagner Group in Mali.

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Global consequences of the war in Ukraine: the last straw for (liberal) interventionism?

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Schröder

2022

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“…The question that arises is: what is the role of peacekeeping in the age of multipolarity? Abdenur () discusses how the multipolarisation of global politics might impact on UN peacekeeping, but it remains unclear what peacekeeping can deliver in the context of a conflict involving an emerging power or powers.…”

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Multipolarity and the Future of Multilateralism: Towards ‘Thick’ Peacekeeping in the Donbas Conflict

Hadano

2020

Global Policy

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This article contributes to research on the relationship between multipolarity and multilateralism. One aim of this article is to consider the role of multilateralism in the age of multipolarity by investigating Russia's approach to multilateralism, especially in the context of the Donbas conflict. Russia has been a staunch supporter of a polycentric world order. Thus, an analysis of its attitude towards multilateralism provides insights into the role of multilateralism in the emerging multipolar world. It will be argued that, while convergence of interests and equal participation of states cannot be assumed in the age of multipolarity, multilateralism can still facilitate policy coordination among states, including rising powers, and provide legitimacy to their policy decisions. Another aim is to explore what peacekeepingan international practice reflective of multilateralismcan deliver in the multipolarising world. This article examines recent debates over the deployment of a peacekeeping mission to eastern Ukraine and argues that peacekeeping can not only help achieve security policy coordination among states, including rising powers, but also help create a common diplomatic culture and hence a sense of we-feeling among them, which may in turn develop into an inclusive regional security framework.

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Liberal Peacebuilding in a Transitional International Order

Newman

2022

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies

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UN Peacekeeping in a Multipolar World Order: Norms, Role Expectations, and Leadership

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Global consequences of the war in Ukraine: the last straw for (liberal) interventionism?

Global consequences of the war in Ukraine: the last straw for (liberal) interventionism?

Multipolarity and the Future of Multilateralism: Towards ‘Thick’ Peacekeeping in the Donbas Conflict

Liberal Peacebuilding in a Transitional International Order

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