China and the United Nations peace missions
By Xulio Ríos (09/10/2008)
China is ever increasing its participation in United Nations peace missions. This comment analyses the priorities and consequences of its stance in this regard.
Congo: searching for the missing peace
By Xavier Zeebroek (02/10/2008)
This working paper explores the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which, since 1999, has been intertwined with the history of the Congolese conflict. The continued strengthening of the mandate of the UN mission has resulted in the slow rise to power of the international community in this country.
Global peace operations 2008
By Publicaciones FRIDE (19/03/2008)
Global demand for peacekeepers continued to rise in 2007. By the end of the year, there were over 160,000 peacekeepers in the field.
Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty Images
This document, which was prepared by the Centre on International Cooperation, examines the size, make-up and distribution of peace operations around the world.
Book presentation: "La guerra y la paz"
By Publicaciones FRIDE (24/01/2008)
Charles-Philippe David, professor of Political Science and Chaire Raoul-Dandurand of Strategic and Diplomatic Studies at the Quebec University, in Montreal, presented the new book "La guerra y la paz" ("War and peace"), published by Icaria Editorial and FRIDE.
"La guerra y la paz" - a contemporary focus on security and strategy
By Publicaciones FRIDE (17/01/2008)
The new book "La guerra y la paz" ("War and Peace"), published by Icaria Editorial, offers an important tool for understanding the current international system, as well as decision-making processes in the fields of foreign policy, security, humanitarian action and development.
See information on the book presentation in Madrid.
The UN mission in Lebanon
By Amélie Gauthier (25/06/2007)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), was deployed at the end of August 2006. This article has two objectives: present the mandate, the rules of engagement and composition of the misión; and explain why UNIFIL can defined as a fragile mission.
UNIFIL: old lessons for the new force
By Richard Gowan (07/06/2007)
This Comment looks at the make up of UNIFIL in both its past and present incarnations and argues that the lessons of previous missions are essential to the success of the current one.
Present and Future of Peace Operations
By Mariano Aguirre Ernst (01/06/2007)
Peace operations are a key instrument in the current international relations. These operations are increasingly complex and they include different tasks as stabilization and peace building in fragile states.
Publishing groups: Afghanistan and Pakistan: a region in crisis
South American Intervention in Haiti
By Monica Hirst (20/04/2007)
The aim of this paper is to present a barely explored approach within analyses of peacekeeping operations: their connection with the foreign and security policies of the countries involved.
Trends in Peacekeeping Operations
By Publicaciones FRIDE (22/03/2007)
The challenges faced in 2006 gave rise to a new, major expansion of the peacekeeping forces from the UN and other international and regional organisations.
The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo: imposing and consolidating peace beyond elections
By Luis Peral (07/07/2006)
