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The U.N. Strengthens its Presence in CAR

The UN Security Council has approved the deployment of nearly 12,000 peacekeepers to the Central African Republic (CAR). Thousands there have been killed and about a million people (a quater of the population) are in the need of aid.

Listen to the full BBC interview here. The CAR discussion with Richard Gowan begins at the 34:18 mark.

Publication Date: Apr 11, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Horn of Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Crises, Fragile States, United Nations

Why UN cannot admit defeat, pull out of Darfur

The UN is being urged to investigate allegations that it failed to report on war crimes committed by the Sudanese government in Darfur. According to Foreign Policy magazine, UNAMID -- a joint United Nations, African Union mission -- has omitted to send evidence of air raids to the UN Security Council. This is a serious claim because aerial bombardments are banned under a Security Council resolution.

Listen to the full Radio France International interview below:

Publication Date: Apr 09, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Horn of Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Crises, Fragile States, United Nations

A Mission That Was Set Up to Fail

How Washington turned its back on a foreign-policy triumph and let Darfur descend back into chaos. Part 3 in Foreign Policy's exclusive investigation of the U.N.'s peacekeeping debacle in Sudan.

Read the full Foreign Policy article A Mission That Was Set Up to Fail.

Publication Date: Apr 09, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Horn of Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Crises, Fragile States, United Nations

'Now We Will Kill You'

Part 2 in Foreign Policy's exclusive investigation of the U.N.'s peacekeeping debacle in Darfur.

Read the full Foreign Policy article 'Now We Will Kill You'

Publication Date: Apr 08, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Horn of Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Crises, Fragile States, Peace Operations

Diplomatic Fallout: Africa Still Matters to EU Defense Cooperation

Can Estonian soldiers defend their country by fighting in the middle of Africa? Last week, the European Union approved plans to send up to 1,000 troops to the Central African Republic (CAR). Perhaps surprisingly, Estonia was the first EU member to make a firm pledge of ground forces to the mission, which will reinforce existing French and African contingents. Other eastern EU members, including Poland and the Czech Republic, are also reportedly considering participating, while Britain and Germany have hung back.

Publication Date: Jan 27, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Europe, Horn of Africa

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Fragile States, Humanitarian Crises, International Security, Peace Operations

Will South Sudan reshape Indian peacekeeping?

Having taken a central role in the UN’s efforts to save lives in South Sudan, India should encourage an open debate – domestically and internationally.

Read the full Pragati article here.

Publication Date: Jan 17, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Horn of Africa, South Asia, India

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Crises, Fragile States, United Nations

In South Sudan, Some Lessons of Rwanda Learned, Others Revisited

Twenty years after Rwanda, is the United Nations any better at preventing mass atrocities?

Read the full New York Times article here.

Publication Date: Jan 17, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Horn of Africa

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Crises, Fragile States, United Nations

Why Infrastructure is Key for a Transformative Post-2015 Agenda

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While the specifics of the post-2015 development agenda are still being discussed, there is substantial momentum behind a “transformative” and “universal” agenda. But what does that mean?

Publication Date: Jan 13, 2014

Region/Country: Horn of Africa, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa

Topic(s): Post 2015 Development

Program(s): Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

CAR: Bangui airport needs the EU

The European Union, so often accused of lacking strategic purpose, seems to have discovered a new security role: keeping African airports safe.

Read the full ECFR article here.

Publication Date: Jan 13, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Horn of Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): United Nations

Diplomatic Fallout: Syria and South Sudan Simultaneously Test U.N.—and U.S.

It is an absolute certainty that 2014 will be a turbulent year for the United Nations. The organization is struggling with crises ranging from the chaos in the Central African Republic (CAR) to the plight of Syrian refugees. There is little hope that these challenges will dissipate soon. Yet two sets of peace talks this month could well decide whether the U.N. faces a truly dreadful year ahead, or just a very difficult one.

Publication Date: Jan 06, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Horn of Africa, Middle East, Syria

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Crises, Fragile States, United Nations