Multinational / International Institutions
Multinational/international institutions refers to those institutions at the international, regional or sub-regional level engaged either in the promotion and maintenance of peace and security or in the provision of assistance (security, technical or financial) to countries recovering from conflict.
Documents
The Future of NATO
| Date added: | 03/03/2011 |
Author: James Goldgeier
Institution: Council on Foreign Relations
Publication Date: 2010
Keywords: Multinational / International Institutions
Read Full Text Here: www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/NATO_CSR51.pdf
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This paper looks at how the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) can adapt to the challenges of the 21st Century. The paper contends that NATO retains value for the United States (US) and Europe, though it must expand its vision of collective defence in order to remain relevant and effective. This means recognising the full range of threats that confront NATO members today and affirming that the alliance will respond collectively to an act that imperils the political or economic security ... Read More
The African Union’s evolving role in peace operations
| Date added: | 03/03/2011 |
Author: Tim Murithi
Institution: African Security Review 17.1 Institute for Security Studies
Publication Date: 2008
Keywords: Conflict, Multinational / International Institutions, Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, Sudan, Somalia
Read Full Text Here: http://www.iss.co.za/uploads/17NO1MURITHI.PDF
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This paper assesses the emergence of the African Union (AU) and its attempts to effectuate a paradigm shift from the limited achievements of its predecessor, the Organisation for African Unity (OAU) with a focus on the AU’s evolving role in peace operations. Short case studies of the AU’s operations in Burundi, Darfur and Somalia are provided to assess the challenges faced by the AU. This paper i... Read More
Peacekeeping in a bad neighbourhood: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in peace
| Date added: | 28/02/2011 |
Author: David Francis
Institution: University of Bradford and Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics
Publication Date: 2010
Keywords: Multinational / International Institutions, Peacebuilding
Read Full Text Here: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajcr/article/view/52180
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This paper assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the maintenance of regional peace and security. The paper argues that due to the prevalence of intra-state conflicts and the geopolitical challenges faced by the West African region, it is beyond the capacity of ECOWAS to deliver peace and security. Instead, ECOWAS must focus its intervention on ECOWAS’ Ceasefire Monitoring Group’s (ECO... Read More
Multilateral Approaches to Security: Choices for Defence
| Date added: | 12/04/2011 |
Author: Andrew Rathmell
Institution: Future Defence Review, Working Paper Number 3, Royal United Services Institute
Publication Date: 2009
Keywords: Multinational / International Institutions, Peacekeeping
Read Full Text Here: http://www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/FDR3.pdf
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This paper assesses the role of the United Kingdom (UK) defence in bolstering multilateral institutions to stabilise and prevent conflict in fragile states. With most Western states facing defence cuts, the UK can and should play a greater role in helping and improving multilateral security institutions. The paper argues that the UK should focus on maintaining professionalism and reducing inefficiencies, rather than deploying major formed units of its own. This paper is useful ... Read More
Lessons from NATO’s Military Missions in the Western Balkans
| Date added: | 12/04/2011 |
Author: Dennis Blease
Institution: Connections – The Quarterly Journal Volume IX, Number 3
Publication Date: 2010
Keywords: Multinational / International Institutions, Balkans, Afghanistan
Read Full Text Here: http://www.pfpconsortium.org/file/lessons-from-nato-s-military-missions-in-the-western-balkans
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This paper assesses the evolving role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) as a peace and security actor in post-conflict and stabilisation contexts. It argues that NATO has undergone a fundamental process of transformation over the past fifteen years following the organisation’s experiences conducting military missions in the Western Balkans. NATO’s evolution demonstrates how a... Read More
Financing Peace: International and National Resources for Postconflict Countries and Fragile States
| Date added: | 24/02/2011 |
Author: James Boyce and Shepard Forman
Institution: World Development Report 2011
Publication Date: 2010
Keywords: Multinational / International Institutions, Peacebuilding
Read Full Text Here: http://wdr2011.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/WDR%20Background%20Paper%20-%20Boyce%20and%20Forman.pdf?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=600&width=800
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This paper assesses financing arrangements by international organisations in post-conflict countries and fragile states. The paper argues that, in order to make best use of multilateral funding mechanisms, monitoring, evaluation and accountability procedures for both donors and... Read More