Are peace operations enabling authoritarian conflict management?
It's not too late to do something about this
Blue Helmets, Red Tape
A weekly column on the interplay of substantive policy, intergovernmental politics, and bureaucratic processes in UN peace operations and institutional reform initiatives.
Subscribe:.rss.atom.json.md.m3u.pls
Live Last read · last published · next check
Latest episodes
Living with backroom deals in the Secretary-General selection process
Can't wish them away
The end of UNSOS? Takeaways from the U.S. announcement
The writing was already on the wall
Quick thoughts on the UN financial situation
Plus, looking back on a year on Substack
À la carte financing is here to stay
Understanding why and when UN member states withhold assessed contributions
The perils of misunderstanding comparative advantage
Policymakers are getting it wrong
Towards a systematic approach to private sector engagement
A thought exercise
Gratis personnel and the pay to play problem
Personnel can be earmarked contributions too
Reforms won’t get the United States to pay up
…but that doesn’t mean the United Nations shouldn’t reform
Secretary-General selection: state of play after the interactive dialogues
The race is far from over
Magical thinking and the scales of assessments
The perils of ignoring process
Burning diesel and driving in circles
Mismatched incentives in UN peacekeeping operations
What drives the largest cost driver in peacekeeping?
Troop reimbursement and the pass-through problem
Improving the security of peacekeepers is not a technical exercise
Missing the forest for the trees
Walking the talk on local ownership
Another argument for rethinking UN compensation arrangements
UN transitions in a changed geopolitical context
More lessons not learned
Considerations for a new vision for peace operations
Remarks to the Strategic Police Advisory Group
Whether the UN faces imminent financial collapse is up to the Secretary-General
Stop admiring the problem—do something
Leadership at the UN in a time of monsters
Waiting for Godot
Fifth Committee post-mortem
The death spiral begins