83 soldiers & military police from Guatemala and El Salvador landed in #Haiti to join the Kenya-led security mission. A step forward, but still far from the 2,500 personnel needed to properly implement Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti's strategy to help local security forces fight the gangs. A 🧵

Some (mildly) academic writing from me to start 2025 at the Journal of International Peacekeeping on "the rise of the Humanitarian Council". Is the #UNSC defaulting to blessing humanitarian action in lieu of resolving conflicts, and is that a good idea? brill.com/view/journals/…

There has been a lot of talk about a "crisis of peacekeeping" United Nations (see e.g. the current The Economist). But Daniel Forti and I see some glimmers of a more constructive conversation about the future of UN Peacekeeping emerging at UNHQ 👇 crisisgroup.org/global/fresh-t…

Formal and informal meetings of the Security Council from 1946 through 2024 ⬇️

The workshop on “Scenario-Based Exercises on New Models and the Future of Peace Operations” is underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. IPI & ISS, with the support from the KingdomNL at UN & KAS New York Office, brought together experts to explore innovative approaches to peace operations.

China is trying to gain more influence in the #UNSC by taking a lead on Afghanistan. The U.S. does not like that. Me Just Security on some inside games at the UN that may tell us something about the future of UNSC politics. justsecurity.org/107832/us-chin…

UN SecGen letter to member states re UN's "liquidity crisis" passblue.com/wp-content/upl…

Today, Renata Segura spoke with Emmanuela Douyon （ 杜鳶）, Frantz Duval, Diego Da Rin, and Daniel Forti about our new report “Locked in Transition: Politics and Violence in #Haiti”. 📹 Watch the full event here: youtube.com/watch?v=S0pzAw…

Was President Trump's tie-up with #Russia over #Ukraine a firts step to a new era of big power coordination at the #UnitedNations? Or was its "big power diplomacy lite"? Me Foreign Policy. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/03/tru…

Secretary-General António Guterres met with Mr. Ahmad Hussein al-Sharaa of #Syria. They exchanged views about the historic opportunity to chart a new course for Syria as well as the challenges facing the country. Full readout: un.org/sg/en/content/…

Great to see my book featured at #ISA2025 ⁦Palgrave Macmillan⁩ ⁦ISA⁩ even if I couldn’t make it to Chicago this year

‘Arms imports by European NATO members more than x2 between 2015–19 & 2020–24. USA supplied 64%, increase by 50%. Other main suppliers France & South Korea (accounting for 6.5% each), Germany (4.7%) & Israel (3.9%)’ ⁦SIPRI⁩ sipri.org/media/press-re…

It's not that Rockefeller "donated the land" but that he gifted $8.5 m to the UN which then itself purchased the land. This was an independent, fully legal real estate deal independent of the 1947 Agreement. US construction loan was eventually fully repaid thru regular UN budget.

The U.N. Thought It Was Prepared for Trump’s Return. It Wasn’t worldpoliticsreview.com/united-nations…

'fighting already temporarily shuttered the doors of French embassy, is moving closer to Canada’s embassy in Delmas 75. The violence is few miles from the Villa d’Accueil in Musseau, where the offices of the ruling council are located' Jacqueline Charles miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

I talk to columlynch about the 2 main schools of thought about the #Trump administration at the #UnitedNations. devex.com/news/devex-new…

For those wondering if the UN system could collapse or at least shrink very drastically, it may be a good moment to look at how international institutions have fared in past existential crises, Richard Gowan writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/united-nations…

Last week Comfort Ero was in #Berlin to talk about #peacekeeping with ministers GermanForeignOffice. In a note for Crisis Group, she reflects on her main takeaways (Policy takeaways that is. Not a currywurst). crisisgroup.org/global/future-…

🗳️ It’s #UNSC elections day. The UN General Assembly is voting to elect five new non-permanent members for the 2026–2027 term. 📘 SCR’s 2025 Elections Report has profiles, seat distribution, and potential Council dynamics. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/3Sn1DZe 📑 PDF:

Is it time to say goodbye to formal peacemaking institutions like the United Nations and OSCE? We may regret it if we do, I argue Crisis Group. crisisgroup.org/global/twiligh…