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Toward a Realistic and Responsible Idea of Stabilisation
What is stabilisation, and why do we need a conceptual discussion? Based on interviews and policy documents from Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States, this article distils two conceptual visions of stabilisation, outlines a range of institutional and budgetary designs and offers a number of lessons of what a realistic and responsible idea of stabilisation might look like. Given the ubiquity of fragility and the lack of generalised knowledge about social engineering, this article argues in favour of a narrow understanding of stabilisation that seeks only to mitigate acute situations of crisis marked by extreme political volatility and violence. Even this more limited goal is ambitious enough to require sober assessment and communication of risk, continuing improvements to the conceptual and institutional tools for stabilisation and stronger commitment to constant reflection and learning.
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Nicht schutzlos ausgeliefert
UN-mandated zones of protection seem like a relic of the 1990s, discredited by the Srebrenica genocide. The past decade of war in Syria and elsewhere has shown that other means of intervention have led to disastrous outcomes as well. However, a look at the recent history of zones of protection shows that success is possible. German foreign policy has long been committed to the rhetoric of preventing mass atrocities; its forthcoming national security strategy will be the place to put its institutional muscle where its political mouth has been for a long time.
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Schutzzonen und UN-Friedenseinsätze
UN-Schutzzonen sind zu Unrecht diskreditiert. Wirksamer Schutz von Zivilpersonen vor Massengewalt ist anspruchsvoll, aber möglich, wie historische Beispiele belegen. Ob Deutschland sich befähigen möchte, in solchen Szenarien führende Beiträge zu leisten, wird die Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie zeigen.
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UN-Polizei
Seit den sechziger Jahren dienen Polizeibeamte in Friedenseinsätzen der Vereinten Nationen. Ihre Zahl hat sich seitdem vervielfacht, ihre Arbeit ist nicht mehr wiederzuerkennen. Doch trotz aller Fortschritte bleibt das System UN-Polizei in der ständigen Mangelverwaltung gefangen. Mit gezielten, effektiven und kostengünstigen Investitionen könnte Deutschland viel dazu beitragen, dass die ›Freunde und Helfer‹ in Zukunft wirksamere Arbeit leisten.
Police officers have been serving in UN peace operations since 1960. Since then, the number of police has grown and their roles have expanded. Today, ›blue berets‹ are fulfilling a range of challenging tasks from providing public order to helping to reform and develop entire police institutions. Despite many advances in recruiting, deploying, and guiding UN police in missions, the system remains trapped by having to manage constant shortages of qualified personnel and resources. Some targeted, efficient and affordable investments are required to make UN police more effective in the future.
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The First Step to a UN Police Doctrine Involved in Peace Operations, 2001-2006
As a response to the rapid expansion of the role & numbers of UN police involved in peace operations, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) has started to develop a formal doctrine to guide the work of its police officers in missions around the world. Based on published & unpublished sources as well as a series of interviews with UN officials & external experts, the article surveys the establishment of an institutional infrastructure for doctrine development & the first steps toward a UN police doctrine. For a number of recent processes of doctrine development, it analyses the key contributing factors to their success or failure. Figures, References. Adapted from the source document.
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Erste Schritte zu einer Polizeidoktrin für UN-Friedenseinsätze, 2001-2006
As a response to the rapid expansion of the role and numbers of UN police involved in peace operations, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) has started to develop a formal doctrine to guide the work of its police officers in missions around the world. Based on published and unpublished sources as well as a series of interviews with UN officials and external experts, the article surveys the establishment of an institutional infrastructure for doctrine development and the first steps toward a UN police doctrine. For a number of recent processes of doctrine development, it analyses the key contributing factors to their success or failure.
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Ten Years following the Brahimi Report: Unsolved Challenges for UN Peacekeeping Forces
Ten years ago, in August 2000, the Panel on UN Peace Operations under the leadership of Lakhdar Brahimi presented its far-reaching conclusions in the \"Brahimi Report.\" In the report, the panel outlined ambitious reform goals for UN peace operations: realistic mandates, robust doctrines, rapid deployment of blue helmets & civilian professionals & a strengthening of the UN bureaucracy. A decade later, opinions are still divided as to whether these goals have indeed been met. The UN still lacks a common understanding of how \"robust\" peace operations should be. Despite a significant professionalization of the UN secretariat, core elements of the Brahimi agenda have yet to be implemented due to a lack of consensus among member states. This presents a serious threat to the instrument of peace operations. Adapted from the source document.
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Seriously Overstretched. UN Peace Operations and the Protection of Civilians in Conflict Zones
Ten years ago, the UN Security Council committed itself to respond, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, to situations in which civilians have been targeted or humanitarian assistance has been deliberately obstructed. The record thus far is sobering: The promise of protecting civilians has often gone unfulfilled (as was the case during the 2008 Congo crisis). Member states need to act to address \"disconnect between mandates, intentions, expectations, interpretations and real implementation capacity\" that the UN Secretary-General outlined in his most recent report to the Security Council. In particular, far more investments in prevention and mediation as well as the capacity of missions on the ground -- in terms of availability, equipment, training, doctrine, and rules of engagement -- are urgently needed. Adapted from the source document.
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