Karlstrud: The UN at War

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Karlsrud, John. “The UN at War: Examining the Consequences of Peace-Enforcement Mandates for the UN Peacekeeping Operations in the CAR, the DRC and Mali.” Third World Quarterly 36, no. 1 (January 2, 2015): 40–54. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2015.976016.

• The force intervention brigade in united nations stabilization mission in the democratic republic of the congo (MONUSCO) has manadated “all necessary measures”, which includes force
• Renewed without substantial changes
• UN is moving more towards as counterterrorism/war fighting stance at the cost of reduction in peacekeeping
• united nations multidimensional integrated stabilization mission in mali (MINUSMA) also represents this doctrinal change
• new tech is entering, such as drones, were deployed in mali in 2013
• norwegians have sent an intel group
• wariness in the security council about having the force intervention brigade, although seems like it’s happening anyways