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Alumni Publication: "Challenges Faced by UN Peacekeepers" by Charani Patabendige

On 27 January 2024, Modern Diplomacy published NESA Center alumna Charani Patabendige's latest article, "Challenges Faced by UN Peacekeepers."
"United Nations Peacekeepers are playing a crucial role in facilitating world peace. In an environment where the threat landscape is constantly changing, peacekeepers face inherent challenges as well as novel challenges when engaged with peacekeeping," writes Patabendige.
About the Author
Charani Patabendige is a Research Assistant and an Acting Research Analyst at the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), the premier think tank on National Security established under the Ministry of Defence. The opinion expressed is her own and not necessarily reflective of the institute, the Ministry of Defence, or the NESA Center.
About the Publisher
Modern Diplomacy is an online journal that assesses and evaluates complex international issues that are often outside the boundaries of mainstream Western media and academia. It provides qualitative analysis in the form of political commentary, policy inquiry, in-depth interviews, special reports, and commissioned research.
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