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EU and Peacekeeping

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

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EU and Peacekeeping

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  1. EU and Peacekeeping Paul F. Diehl Department of Political Science

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Peace Operations Deployments by Sending Authority

  5. European Union’s Peace Operations

  6. Why EU Involvement? • - Historically – EU members contributed some troops (e.g., Cyprus) • - Bosnia as Key Turning Point

  7. Reasons for EU Involvement • New Security Capacity and Focus for EU

  8. Reasons for EU Involvement • Europe as a Location for Conflict – Post-Cold War

  9. Reasons for EU Involvement • UN is often over-stretched and under-funded (demand)

  10. Reasons for EU Involvement • UN’s failures

  11. Reasons for EU Involvement • IOs need to show that they can stabilize their regions

  12. Inter-Organizational Cooperation in Peace Operations

  13. Why Collaborate and With Whom? • Possible Explanations – Cooperation • Resources and Burden Sharing • Complementary Activities – Comparative Advantage • Spreading the Reputational Costs of Failure

  14. Why Collaborate and With Whom? • Why Not More with NATO? (Greece-Turkey rivalry and inter-organizational competition)

  15. Why Collaborate and With Whom? • Other Factors and Depth of Cooperation • Learning • Common Security Cultures • Personal Staff Connections

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