Thank you for another excellent post! I’m becoming a big fan of the Substack and have been recommending it.
Quick question you may have come across in the literature, but I didn’t see it in your article: Not all peacekeeping missions are UN missions; there are also missions from ECOWAS, the AU, EU, and NATO.
Is the data you presented exclusively true for UN missions, or does it apply to other peacekeeping operations as well?
I’d be curious to know, since those institutions seem more flexible and less entangled in geopolitical conflicts than the UN. However, I can imagine they may not be seen as neutral as the UN and therefore may be less effective.
I haven’t seen a lot of evidence on other kinds of peacekeepers, so I don’t know that I can say with confidence how effective they are! I would guess it depends on how much they are seen as a neutral third party.
Hi Lauren!
Thank you for another excellent post! I’m becoming a big fan of the Substack and have been recommending it.
Quick question you may have come across in the literature, but I didn’t see it in your article: Not all peacekeeping missions are UN missions; there are also missions from ECOWAS, the AU, EU, and NATO.
Is the data you presented exclusively true for UN missions, or does it apply to other peacekeeping operations as well?
I’d be curious to know, since those institutions seem more flexible and less entangled in geopolitical conflicts than the UN. However, I can imagine they may not be seen as neutral as the UN and therefore may be less effective.
I haven’t seen a lot of evidence on other kinds of peacekeepers, so I don’t know that I can say with confidence how effective they are! I would guess it depends on how much they are seen as a neutral third party.