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The Global Peace Operations program strives to reach an in-depth understanding of the issues surrounding peacekeeping efforts around the world and to develop strategies for their increased success.  The program’s largest publication, the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations, is the most comprehensive report of its kind, examining more than fifty UN and non-UN peace operations.  Its purpose is to inform policy-makers, members of the media, academics and peacekeepers in the field as the international community debates the crucial role peace operations play in conflict management. The project benefits from the support of the Peacekeeping Best Practices Section of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and African Union Peace and Security Department.

2008 Annual ReviewThe 2008 Annual Review is now available!

You can read the briefing paper for this year's Review on our web site, in either English or Spanish.

Praise for the 2008 edition:
“The Annual Review combines the most authoritative and current data on UN and non-UN peace operations with the analytical capability and editorial independence of a major university. The result is quite a splendid anthology of facts and figures cleverly and attractively presented.” - Ramesh Thakur, Distinguished Fellow, University of Waterloo Center for International Governance Innovation, and former
Senior Vice Rector, United Nations University

“This is a hugely important resource not only for scholars and officials engaged with peace operations, but also for those involved in developing regional peacekeeping capacity. It sets out current operational requirements, political factors, and ongoing trends in peace operations with great clarity and impressive detail.” - Dumisani Kumalo, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations

“Anyone who follows peace operations needs a copy of the Annual Review on his or her desk. Its detailed annual updates of all current missions make it an indispensable reference tool, and its opening essays are always thoughtful, often provocative.” - William J. Durch, Senior Associate, The Henry L. Stimson Center

“The Annual Review of Global Peace Operations has quickly become known for its reliable and uniquely detailed overview of the state of peacekeeping. The series is an invaluable and immensely useful resource that policymakers and practitioners should pay very close attention to as they prepare for future operations.” - Pierre Schori, Director General, FRIDE, and former Special
Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN Mission in Côte D’Ivoire

Lead Researcher: Sarjoh Bah
Project Staff: Victoria DiDomenico, Ben Tortolani

Funders: Government of the United Kingdom's Global Conflict Prevention Pool, Government of Norway, Government of Germany, The Compton Foundation, Government of Canada

Partners: International Institute for Strategic Studies, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, African Union Peace Support Operations Department

Publications
Title Source Author Date
In Pursuit of Sustainable Peace: The Seven Deadly Sins of Mediation CIC Lakhdar Brahimi and Salman Ahmed May 2008
Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2008 CIC CIC March 2008
A Predictable Crisis E!Sharp Richard Gowan March 2008
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The 2008 Annual Review in the News
April 2008

This year's Review has been featured in El Mundo, Financial Times, the PBS Online NewHour, EFE, and EuropaPress, based on interviews and commentary from Dr. Sarjoh Bah. Figures from the Review appeared in a recent article in The Economist.

The US Role in Contemporary Peace Operations: A Double-Edged Sword?
March 2008

A special edition of International Peacekeeping, edited by CIC Fellow Ian Johnstone, has been published, with essays by CIC experts Bruce D. Jones and Andrew Hart (on the Middle East); A. Sarjoh Bah (on Africa) and Richard Gowan (on Europe and Latin America).

PBS "Online NewsHour" reports on Somalia
March 2008

A. Sarjoh Bah discusses ways to enhance Somalia's prospects for peace in the "Online NewsHour." Read the full article here. An interview with Dr. Bah about Darfur is also available on the NewsHour web site.

A Predictable Crisis
March 2008

Richard Gowan discusses the risk that the current European operation in Chad will do lasting damage to EU security cooperation in the current issue of E!Sharp magazine.

A Month for Hard Power
November 2007

In this article from EUobserver, Richard Gowan looks at challenges to European peacekeeping in Chad, Kosovo and Lebanon.

Diplomats warn over poor EU-NATO communication
November 2007

Richard Gowan weighs in on the EU's preparedness for a flare-up of violence in Kosovo, in this article from European Voice.


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