Search: Peacekeepers,UN (6 materials)

Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Will UN Peacekeeping Mission Be Created?

On August 14-17, Accademia Konrad Adenauer and "Villa Collina" (Italy) welcome international expert meeting "Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Will UN Peacekeeping Mission Be Created?" that involves representatives from Germany, Russia, and Ukraine On August 14-17, Accademia Konrad Adenauer and "Villa Collina" (Italy) welcome international expert meeting "Russia-Ukraine Conflict ...

15.08.2018

Presentation of Valdai Club Report “International Intervention in Conflicts”

Alexander Nikitin held a lecture and presented his report “International Intervention in Conflicts: UN, OSCE, EU, NATO, CSTO Peacekeeping Policies” On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, Alexander Nikitin, Director of the Center for Euro-Atlantic Security at the Institute for International Research MGIMO and Head Research Associate of the Institute of World ...

04.07.2017

Keeping Peace in Africa in the 21st Century

... example of this is the AU mission in Somalia, which is primarily aimed at combating terrorist groups like Al-Shabaab in support of the internationally-recognized government in Mogadishu. www.lowyinterpreter.org Aslan Abashidze, Denis Vidineyev: Who Sends Peacekeepers and How? An additional obstacle towards more effective peacekeeping in Africa has been the funding of the operations, fraught by shortages, discrepancies, and imbalances. This stands in sharp contrast to French and EU missions. While the latter — run by the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) — specialize in long-term training missions ...

17.03.2017

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

... avoid direct interventions and possible great power confrontations where their core interests were not at stake. It also helped 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 the general euphoria about the Organization caused a veritable surge in peacekeeping. If in 1956-1988 the UN fielded 10 missions,...

12.01.2017

Who Sends Peacekeepers and How?

The Future of Peacekeeping The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is celebrated on 29 May [1] . The day has a dual purpose – to commemorate UN peacekeepers who have died in the name of peace and pay tribute to all men and women dedicating high levels of professionalism, dedication and courage by having served, or currently serving, in various UN peacekeeping units. With the world facing new ...

02.06.2014

BRICS: A New Actor in Global Security

... requested. Russia is the world’s second largest contributor of helicopters to UN peacekeeping activities (http://www.ng.ru/dipkurer/2011-09-19/9_churkin.html). In December 2011, the Russian Defense Ministry was reportedly preparing to provide UN peacekeepers with hospitals set up at special-purpose medical units. Russia dominates the UN peacekeeping market, as the sole supplier of heavy lift cargo planes and helicopters. According to Ban Ki-moon , Russia plays a special role in the resolution ...

09.12.2013

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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