Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English that provide substantive content on peacekeeping, peacekeeping operations, and peacebuilding.

These include:

  1. training of U.S. military personnel, with a particular focus on lessons learned in Bosnia and implications for Kosovo
  2. UN peacekeeping issues in Africa and;
  3. CIVPOL, international civilian police.

For related web links, see Regional Resources: Europe, which includes links for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo and Regional Resources: Africa, which includes links for Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone.

These links complement several Institute Special Reports:

  1. Training U.S. Army Officers for Peace Operations: Lessons from Bosnia
  2. Peacekeeping in Africa
  3. American Civilian Police in UN Peace Operations
  4. Enhancing International Civilian Police in Peace Operations
  5. Building Civilian Capacity for U.S. Stability Operations: the Rule of Law Component
  6. U.S.-China Cooperation on the Problem of Failing States and Transnational Threats

General Resources and Programs

The sites below collect links to other Internet resources which describe the background, history and current state of peacekeeping operations.

Government Agencies, International and Non-Governmental Organizations

Canada

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  • IFOR
    This archive of all information relating to peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR - Operation Joint Endeavor (Dec. 20, 1995 - Dec. 20, 1996) includes basic documents, press releases, maps and photographs and links to related UN documents.
  • SFOR
    Covers the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in peacekeeping in Bosnia and Herzegovina following IFOR, with a history, fact sheet, articles and photographs on the NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR) which includes Operation Joint Guard (Dec. 21, 1996 - June 19, 1998) and Operation Joint Force (June 20, 1998 -).
  • KFOR Online
    KFOR, Operation Joint Guardian in Kosovo, was authorized by the North Atlantic Council on June 10, 1999, as "a NATO contingency response aiming at ensuring full compliance with the Military Technical Agreement signed by NATO and FRY military authorities on 9 June 1999 and with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (June 10, 1999)." The web site includes background information, images, list of participating forces, and related links.

Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

The Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping Operations (PEP)

United Nations

United States

Selected Reports and Publications

Updated: November 5, 2004

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By: Nicolás Devia-Valbuena;  Keith Mines

After weeks of consultations, and amidst a near total breakdown of law and order in Haiti, a Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-led effort to create a new transitional governing council may be nearing completion. The council’s establishment would allow for the entry of a multinational security force that would then be able to join with the Haitian National Police and restore order. Some have suggested the inclusion of “enablers” for the new security force — air support, drones, intelligence. But to gain the trust of the Haitian people, the new governing council will need its own popular “enablers,” a systematic way to include many more sectors of Haitian society that are currently ignored or deliberately excluded from governance.

Type: Analysis

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Promoting Peace and Stability in the Americas through Religious Freedom

Promoting Peace and Stability in the Americas through Religious Freedom

Thursday, March 28, 2024

By: Knox Thames

The Western Hemisphere is generally known for protecting freedom of religion or belief. With a few notable exceptions, the countries of the region all enshrine religious freedom at the constitutional level and protect it through laws and policies. But in recent years, authoritarian governments in South America have increasingly viewed religious actors as threats to their regime’s survival and tried to control or crush independent religious activity.

Type: Analysis

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Moscow Concert Hall Attack Will Have Far-Reaching Impact

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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On Friday, terrorists attacked the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow leaving 140 people dead and 80 others critically wounded. Soon after, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorist group, which is headquartered in Iraq and Syria, has several branches, including in South and Central Asia. Press reports suggest the U.S. government believes the Afghanistan-based affiliate of the Islamic State, ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), was behind the attack. The Biden administration has publicly noted that it had warned the Russian government of the terrorism threat in early March in line with the procedure of “Duty to Warn.”

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What Does the U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution Mean for the Israel-Gaza War?

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By: Robert Barron

On March 25, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2728, calling for an “immediate” cease-fire in Gaza. The motion’s passage came after weeks of back and forth and posturing among the UNSC’s permanent and rotating members. The exact phrasing of the resolution and its relevance to the situation on the ground, as well as bilateral and multilateral relations — particularly U.S.-Israel ties — have been the subject of heavy public and media attention since Monday, raising questions about the resolution’s subtext, intent and limitations. USIP’s Robert Barron looks at these questions.

Type: Question and Answer

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Angela Stent on the Terror Attack in Moscow

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By: Angela Stent

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