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Coping With Crisis
Peace Operations
Recent Highlights
Policy Papers - November 23, 2011
New IPI Publication: What Army for Haiti?
President Michel Martelly of Haiti was widely expected to announce the creation of a new Haitian army on November 18, 2011. Instead, the newly-elected president called for the creation of a civilian-led commission that will have forty days to finalize a plan for the army, which was disbanded in 1995. 
Policy Papers - May 26, 2011
IPI Report: The Security Sector in Côte d’Ivoire
A new IPI report identifies the security sector in Côte d’Ivoire as a root of a decade of crises there and discusses how comprehensive security-sector reform is a key to preventing a return to armed conflict in the future.
Policy Papers - May 16, 2011
Renewing MONUSCO’S Mandate: What Role Beyond the Elections?
Arthur Boutellis, Guillaume Lacaille
Should the UN Security Council limit the role of MONUSCO to the protection of civilians in eastern Congo, or should it expand its mandate in an attempt to enforce democratic principles before the elections, at the risk of confronting the incumbent regime?
Meeting Notes - May 16, 2011
UN Peacekeeping in the 21st Century—Partnerships for Peace
Adam C. Smith, rapporteur
Discussions at the 2010 IPI Vienna Seminar were focused on the potential for renewed and expanded partnerships that respond more effectively to peace and security challenges.
Meeting Notes - February 10, 2011
Being a Peacekeeper
Martin Fischer and Adam C. Smith, rapporteurs
The need for skilled military and police contributions to peace operations is an ever-present concern, and the demands that peace operations place on contributing countries have become increasingly complex.
About This Project
For nearly forty years, IPI has been at the forefront of making peacekeeping more reliable and effective. From the training of UN peacekeeping troops in the 1970s, to the current work on multidimensional peace operations, IPI aims to deepen the understanding of peacekeeping missions around the world and to develop policy ideas for their success.
Project Staff
Senior Director of Research
mancini@ipinst.org
Research Fellow
smith@ipinst.org
Research Fellow
boutellis@ipinst.org
The Global Observatory
A Gulf Union? Not Yet
A union between Persian Gulf countries the along the lines of the European Union may be a long way from being achieved.
Key Global Events to Watch in May
A list of key upcoming meetings and events with implications for global affairs.
The Global Observatory is a new website by IPI, providing timely analysis on peace and security issues, interviews with leading policymakers, interactive maps, and more.