A Difficult Peace: The UN and the Challenges of Modern Peacekeeping

... peacekeeping mission set up in 1956 at the height of the Suez crisis, to the 2014 UN mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), UN peacekeeping (UNPK) continues to change and adapt to the constantly evolving dynamics of conflict. With at least ... ... effectively deal with decolonization conflicts that would come to dominate the international agenda. AFP/ Pacome Pabandji UN peacekeepers patrolling the streets of the CAR capital, Bangui The end of the Cold War, the gradual unblocking of the UN, and ...