Strategic Thinking on East Africa

From The Council on Foreign Relations Author: Paul D. Williams, associate professor, George Washington University Contents Overview The number of UN peacekeepers is at a record high, with nearly 110,000 uniformed deployed “blue helmets” worldwide, most of them in Africa. But the status quo is “untenable,” warns Paul D. Williams, author and associate professor of international affairs […]

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From The Brookings Institution Michael E. O’Hanlon | July 14, 2015 8:00am As President Obama travels to East Africa this week, it’s a good moment to ask if his legacy towards that continent and its many ails—but also its many opportunities—can grow larger than it is today. As senator, Obama was passionate about several conflict and humanitarian […]

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Addis Ababa, 17 June 2017 (WIC) – United Nations must urgently address essential shifts such as focus on political solutions, responsive and flexible operations, stronger partnerships and field-focused and people-centered mandates to tackle new challenging in peacekeeping and conflict prevention, UN report revealed. The report was introduced today by the chair of a high-level expert panel […]

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From the Council on Foreign Relations Author: Paul D. Williams, associate professor, George Washington University PublisherCouncil on Foreign Relations Press Release DateMay 2015 56 pages ISBN 978-0-87609-624-6 Council Special Report No. 73 Overview The number of UN peacekeepers is at a record high, with nearly 110,000 uniformed deployed “blue helmets” worldwide, most of them in Africa. […]

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July 2-According to Rwanda’s New Times, Rwanda begins its one-month presidency of the UN Security Council taking over from Russia. Rwanda is marking its 20th anniversary of liberation from the genocidal regime of Juvenal Habyariman and 1o years on the frontline of international peacekeeping. The New Times quotes Rwanda’s Permanent Mission to the UN press […]

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