Dorn: Intelligence Lead Peacekeeping - The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

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Dorn, A. Walter. “Intelligence-Led Peacekeeping: The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), 2006–07.” Intelligence and National Security 24, no. 6 (December 2009): 805–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/02684520903320410.

• the PKO in haiti adopted a joint mission analysis center that allowed them to synthesize information
• one of the first pioneers of “intelligence led” UN operations
• largest slums were in the Cite Soleil slum of Port au Prince, flushed out through expert recon and intelligence gathering
• carefully monitored “Blue House”, the central location of the gang lord
• Noted that intelligence capability came and left with different contingents
• Setup a tip hotline, although it wasn’t that useful in the end
• first operation to use a UAV