LILONGWE, Malawi — The concept of the responsibility to protect and retailoring conflict prevention policies to address new security challenges will be essential to effectively conduct peace support operations, ac Leer Más
The past 18 months have seen the deployment of 10 new peace operations in 8 African countries. Many of these are African-led or hybrid AU-UN operations, reflecting an important new trend in African peace operations. Leer Más
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Ambassadors, diplomats, and military officers representing 45 African nations participated in a 90-minute roundtable discussion October 23, 2013, with three of the top U.S. Leer Más
More than 50 representatives of the Gendarmerie, military officers from the General Staff and training institutions in Burkina Faso attended a recent DIILS program on peacekeeping for decision makers. Leer Más
Spending cuts and budget austerity by African governments in the 1990s and 2000s mean that African militaries and peacekeeping forces are historically inadequately resourced and poorly prepared and equipped for deployment, the Africa Center’s Academic Dean, Dr. Leer Más
Two senior international officers attending the recent DIILS “Peacekeeping: Latest Developments” course will soon have the opportunity to directly apply what they’ve learned to a real-world peacekeeping mission. Leer Más
NEWPORT- 29 August 2019, eight participants from partner nations graduated from DIILS’s 3-week Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping Operations (LAPKO) resident course. Leer Más