... constitutional concessions from Kiev within a broader (global) deal, Russia would certainly expect, in exchange for agreeing to peacekeepers, considerable sanctions relief relating to its activities in, and support for, the separatist campaign in the Donbass.... ... is unlikely to be able to deliver any meaningful sanctions relief for the foreseeable future.
Back to Asia, and perhaps with China now clearly in the lead. A critical, underappreciated part of any global deal to stop the fighting in, and more generally ...
... the UN), and protect its economic interests.
Most troops usually come from the developing world. As a consequence, peacekeepers tend to be less skilled and prepared for their duties, which at times leads to various abuses (including sexual abuse), and peacekeepers in general failing to uphold the necessary humanitarian standards thereby damaging the image and the credibility of the mission and of the Organization.
That said, China is only a piece of a broader global geopolitical pattern reflected by a particular division of labour within UN peacekeeping. Wealthier countries, like the United States, France, Japan, and Germany tend to contribute the most in terms of funding,...
... activities
on a regular basis, while Russia is a member of the Contact Group on Piracy and allocates its ships for patrolling the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Peacekeepers' Training
The BRICS states are devoting increasingly more attention to training peacekeepers. China runs several facilities to train civilian policemen for peacekeeping operations; while in 2010 Beijing launched a joint Chinese-African research program and hosted a conference on peace and development in Africa organized by the
Chinese Foreign ...
