East Asia

The fourth edition of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations was published by Lynn Reinner Publishers on 3 March 2009 and can be downloaded here

Praise for the Annual Review:

"An essential resource for understanding peacekeeping’s contribution to international security."— Stephen Stedman, Stanford University

The second edition of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations was published by Lynn Reinner Publishers on 1 February 2007 and can be downloaded here

Praise for the Annual Review:

"A splendid anthology of facts and figures cleverly and attractively presented"—Ramesh Thakur, International Journal

Providing humanitarian assistance amid conflict has always been a dangerous and difficult endevour; however, over the last decade aid worker casualties tripled, reaching over 100 deaths per year. From 2005 onwards the largest numbers of violent attacks on humanitarian personnel have been concentrated in a small number of countries representing the most difficult and volatile operating environments. Attacks in some of these settings have also grown more lethal and sophisticated and the number of kidnappings has risen dramatically.

In the past several years, key governments and multilateral institutions have devoted considerable effort to the task of more effectively integrating development and security policy responses to the related challenges of countries affected by conflict, post-conflict peacebuilding, and conflict prevention. The looming deadline of the Millennium Development Goals, has focused attention on this important nexus and the near impossibility of crisis- and conflict-affected states achieving these goals unless development and security is more effectively integrated.

The Annual Review of Global Peace Operations and the Review of Political Missions have evolved into the Global Peace Operations Review, an interactive web-portal presenting in-depth analysis and detailed data on military peacekeeping operations and civilian-led political missions by the United Nations, regional organizations, and ad-hoc coalitions. The website can be accessed here Global Peace Operations Review