eu and peacekeeping
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EU and Peacekeeping. Paul F. Diehl Department of Political Science. TRADITIONAL PEACEKEEPING CHARACTERISTICS. INTERPOSITION OR “BUFFER” FORCE (Limited Functions) HISTORICALLY - UN PURPOSES: LIMITATION OF ARMED CONFLICT PREVENT SURPRISE ATTACK PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
EU and PeacekeepingPaul F. Diehl
Department of Political Science
TRADITIONAL PEACEKEEPINGCHARACTERISTICS
• INTERPOSITION OR “BUFFER” FORCE (Limited Functions)
• HISTORICALLY - UN
• PURPOSES:• LIMITATION OF ARMED CONFLICT
– PREVENT SURPRISE ATTACK– PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT– PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF CEASE-FIRE
(ASSURANCE)
• PROMOTE ENVIRONMENT FOR NEGOTIATON
PEACEBUILDING CHARACTERSTISCS
USUALLY IN CIVIL WAR CONTEXTS
ACROSS MULTIPLE CONFLICT PHASES
HOST STATE CONSENT NOT ESSENTIAL FAILED STATES, BIASED INTERVENTION
ORGANIZING AGENCY UN, REGIONAL IOs, MULTINATIONAL COALITIONS,
PRIVATE CONTRACTORS
WIDE RANGE OF MISSIONS
Peace Operations Deployments by Sending Authority
Peace Operations 1948-2008
66
23 21 1913 12
8 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
UN EU
Multinational
OSCE
AU/OAU
NATO OA
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ECOW
AS CIS
LAS
C-wealth
SADC
CEMAC
ECCAS PI
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IGOs
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European Union’s Peace Operations
Why EU Involvement?
• - Historically – EU members contributed some troops (e.g., Cyprus)
• - Bosnia as Key Turning Point
Reasons for EU Involvement
• New Security Capacity and Focus for EU
Reasons for EU Involvement• Europe as a Location for
Conflict – Post-Cold War
Reasons for EU Involvement
• UN is often over-stretched and under-funded (demand)
Reasons for EU Involvement
• UN’s failures
Reasons for EU Involvement
• IOs need to show that they can stabilize their regions
Inter-Organizational Cooperation in Peace Operations
Why Collaborate and With Whom?
• Possible Explanations – Cooperation– Resources and Burden Sharing– Complementary Activities – Comparative Advantage– Spreading the Reputational Costs of Failure
Why Collaborate and With Whom?
• Why Not More with NATO? (Greece-Turkey rivalry and inter-organizational competition)
Why Collaborate and With Whom?
• Other Factors and Depth of Cooperation– Learning– Common Security Cultures– Personal Staff Connections