by Esteban Munoz Calle | Mar 17, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Latin America, Peacekeeping
Since the 1960s, Colombia has been engaged in a civil war with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC). Although the FARC formed in 1964, it was not until the 1980s that it burst into the national...
by Meredith Gusky | Nov 8, 2021 | All, Peacekeeping, Public International Law, United Nations
Who are the UN Peacekeepers? U.N. Peacekeepers are an enforcement mechanism of the United Nations, and their missions are composed of troops donated by member states. The U.N. peacekeepers duties are to: protect civilians, prevent conflicts, build rule of law and...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Mar 1, 2021 | Africa, All, Middle East & North Africa, Peacekeeping, Public International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy, Western Sahara
The Kingdom of Morocco has long claimed the territory to its south—the erstwhile Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara, now known as Western Sahara—in its entirety. While many countries have expressed support for Moroccan rule over Western Sahara, often in the framework of...
by Elise Levy | Jan 4, 2021 | Africa, All, Peacekeeping, United Nations
Tweet The conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) began in 2012 when Muslim rebels called Séléka overthrew the government and ousted the President, François Bozizé. A “self-defense” coalition later formed, the anti-Balaka, and the subsequent conflict between...
