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Jennifer Welsh on the Future Challenges and Legitimacy of UN Peace Operations | Cambridge University Press

Published: 12 August 2025

March 7, 2025 | Jennifer Welsh with Marie-Joëlle Zahar, authored “What Future for Peace Operations?” published by Cambridge University Press. The article examines the growing challenges facing UN peace operations, which have long been seen as a model of effective multilateralism. Welsh and Zahar highlight how changing conflict dynamics, rising expectations, and disinformation campaigns are straining the UN’s ability to deliver peace. They discuss the debate between “pragmatic” and “adaptive” approaches to peacekeeping, focusing on persistent issues such as the gap between ambitious mandates and limited resources, difficulties in protecting civilians, and challenges to impartiality.

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