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## [Are peace operations enabling authoritarian conflict management?](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/peace-operations-as-enablers-of-authoritarian)

_2026-08-07 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

It's not too late to do something about this

## [Living with backroom deals in the Secretary-General selection process](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/living-with-backroom-deals-in-the)

_2026-07-23 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Can't wish them away

## [The end of UNSOS? Takeaways from the U.S. announcement](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/the-end-of-unsos-takeaways-from-the)

_2026-07-09 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

The writing was already on the wall

## [Quick thoughts on the UN financial situation](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/quick-thoughts-on-the-financial-situation)

_2026-06-25 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Plus, looking back on a year on Substack

## [À la carte financing is here to stay](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/a-la-carte-financing-is-here-to-stay)

_2026-06-19 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Understanding why and when UN member states withhold assessed contributions

## [The perils of misunderstanding comparative advantage](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/the-perils-of-misunderstanding-comparative)

_2026-06-11 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Policymakers are getting it wrong

## [Towards a systematic approach to private sector engagement](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/towards-a-systematic-approach-to)

_2026-05-28 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

A thought exercise

## [Gratis personnel and the pay to play problem](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/gratis-personnel-and-the-pay-to-play)

_2026-05-14 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Personnel can be earmarked contributions too

## [Reforms won’t get the United States to pay up](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/reforms-wont-get-the-united-states)

_2026-04-30 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

…but that doesn’t mean the United Nations shouldn’t reform

## [Secretary-General selection: state of play after the interactive dialogues](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/secretary-general-selection-state)

_2026-04-23 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

The race is far from over

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## [Magical thinking and the scales of assessments](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/magical-thinking-and-the-scales-of)

_2026-04-09 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

The perils of ignoring process

## [Burning diesel and driving in circles](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/burning-diesel-and-driving-in-circles)

_2026-03-26 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Mismatched incentives in UN peacekeeping operations

## [What drives the largest cost driver in peacekeeping?](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/what-drives-the-largest-cost-driver)

_2026-03-19 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Troop reimbursement and the pass-through problem

## [Improving the security of peacekeepers is not a technical exercise](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/improving-the-safety-and-security)

_2026-03-12 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Missing the forest for the trees

## [Walking the talk on local ownership](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/walking-the-talk-on-local-ownership)

_2026-03-05 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Another argument for rethinking UN compensation arrangements

## [UN transitions in a changed geopolitical context](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/un-transitions-in-a-changed-geopolitical)

_2026-02-26 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

More lessons not learned

## [Considerations for a new vision for peace operations](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/considerations-for-a-new-vision-for)

_2026-02-12 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Remarks to the Strategic Police Advisory Group

## [Whether the UN faces imminent financial collapse is up to the Secretary-General](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/whether-the-un-faces-imminent-financial)

_2026-02-05 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Stop admiring the problem—do something

## [Leadership at the UN in a time of monsters](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/leadership-at-the-un-in-a-time-of)

_2026-01-23 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

Waiting for Godot

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_2026-01-23 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Fifth Committee post-mortem](https://casquebleu.substack.com/p/fifth-committee-post-mortem)

_2026-01-16 · Eugene Chen · Blue Helmets, Red Tape_

The death spiral begins