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I’m Lise Howard I am a political

I’m Lise Howard I am a political scientist I’m a professor here at

scientist I’m a professor here at

scientist I’m a professor here at Georgetown and I am a student of

Georgetown and I am a student of

Georgetown and I am a student of peacekeeping today I want to talk about

peacekeeping today I want to talk about

peacekeeping today I want to talk about peacekeeping because I’ve been studying

peacekeeping because I’ve been studying

peacekeeping because I’ve been studying it for more than twenty years I want to

it for more than twenty years I want to

it for more than twenty years I want to talk about the origins of peacekeeping

talk about the origins of peacekeeping

talk about the origins of peacekeeping peacekeeping success and failure rates

peacekeeping success and failure rates

peacekeeping success and failure rates and peacekeeping operations I want to

and peacekeeping operations I want to

and peacekeeping operations I want to talk about how peacekeepers use power

talk about how peacekeepers use power

talk about how peacekeepers use power and distinguish peacekeeping from war

and distinguish peacekeeping from war

and distinguish peacekeeping from war fighting it’s important to get a handle

fighting it’s important to get a handle

fighting it’s important to get a handle on what’s going on in peacekeeping

on what’s going on in peacekeeping

on what’s going on in peacekeeping because peacekeepers are the most

because peacekeepers are the most

because peacekeepers are the most numerous type of troop in the world

numerous type of troop in the world

numerous type of troop in the world today in conflict zones there are nearly

today in conflict zones there are nearly

today in conflict zones there are nearly 100,000 peacekeepers deployed in 15

100,000 peacekeepers deployed in 15

100,000 peacekeepers deployed in 15 different conflicts across the world

peacekeepers save millions of lives and

peacekeepers save millions of lives and they’re the best method we’ve devised to

they’re the best method we’ve devised to

they’re the best method we’ve devised to help in those transitions from war to

help in those transitions from war to

help in those transitions from war to peace they’re the best way we’ve come up

peace they’re the best way we’ve come up

peace they’re the best way we’ve come up with to secure the peace especially

with to secure the peace especially

with to secure the peace especially after civil wars so I want to start

after civil wars so I want to start

after civil wars so I want to start today by talking about my favorite

today by talking about my favorite

today by talking about my favorite disrupter and the person who came up

disrupter and the person who came up

disrupter and the person who came up with this idea in the first place and

with this idea in the first place and

with this idea in the first place and that is dr. Ralph Bunche dr. bunch led

that is dr. Ralph Bunche dr. bunch led

that is dr. Ralph Bunche dr. bunch led an extraordinary life he he was active

an extraordinary life he he was active

an extraordinary life he he was active in the American civil rights movement he

in the American civil rights movement he

in the American civil rights movement he was active in the world movement to

was active in the world movement to

was active in the world movement to decolonize he helped to draft the

decolonize he helped to draft the

decolonize he helped to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights he

Universal Declaration of Human Rights he

Universal Declaration of Human Rights he worked alongside Eleanor Roosevelt and

worked alongside Eleanor Roosevelt and

worked alongside Eleanor Roosevelt and drafting this document that enshrines

drafting this document that enshrines

drafting this document that enshrines our basic moral principles that as human

our basic moral principles that as human

our basic moral principles that as human beings we all enjoy the right to elect

beings we all enjoy the right to elect

beings we all enjoy the right to elect our representatives the right to protest

our representatives the right to protest

our representatives the right to protest those representatives the right to life

those representatives the right to life

those representatives the right to life liberty security the right to freedom

liberty security the right to freedom

liberty security the right to freedom from what the right to freedom of

from what the right to freedom of

from what the right to freedom of religion these basic noble ideals that

religion these basic noble ideals that

religion these basic noble ideals that lie at the foundation of every just free

lie at the foundation of every just free

lie at the foundation of every just free and open society so after World War two

there a conflict broke out in the Middle

there a conflict broke out in the Middle East and the founding of Israel Israel

East and the founding of Israel Israel

East and the founding of Israel Israel was at war with its neighbors and they

was at war with its neighbors and they

was at war with its neighbors and they asked dr. bunch to mediate this conflict

asked dr. bunch to mediate this conflict

asked dr. bunch to mediate this conflict in the Middle East in the course of

in the Middle East in the course of

in the Middle East in the course of those mediations he came up with this

those mediations he came up with this

those mediations he came up with this crazy idea of using soldiers not to

crazy idea of using soldiers not to

crazy idea of using soldiers not to fight a war but to help secure the peace

fight a war but to help secure the peace

fight a war but to help secure the peace so in the course of mediating it became

so in the course of mediating it became

so in the course of mediating it became very clear that none of the warring

very clear that none of the warring

very clear that none of the warring parties was going to sign on to a peace

parties was going to sign on to a peace

parties was going to sign on to a peace deal unless there was some kind of third

deal unless there was some kind of third

deal unless there was some kind of third force third party that would help make

force third party that would help make

force third party that would help make sure that everybody was living up to

sure that everybody was living up to

sure that everybody was living up to what they’d signed up to in the peace

what they’d signed up to in the peace

what they’d signed up to in the peace deal and so in the course of these

deal and so in the course of these

deal and so in the course of these negotiations they realized that this

negotiations they realized that this

negotiations they realized that this force would have to be impartial so that

force would have to be impartial so that

force would have to be impartial so that everybody would agree that they could

everybody would agree that they could

everybody would agree that they could deploy and monitor the ceasefire lines

deploy and monitor the ceasefire lines

deploy and monitor the ceasefire lines that the force would deploy with the

that the force would deploy with the

that the force would deploy with the consent of all the warring factions and

consent of all the warring factions and

consent of all the warring factions and also that these troops would promise to

also that these troops would promise to

also that these troops would promise to use force only in self-defense that they

use force only in self-defense that they

use force only in self-defense that they would not use force now for this peace

would not use force now for this peace

would not use force now for this peace deal

deal

deal dr. bunch won the Nobel Peace Prize in

dr. bunch won the Nobel Peace Prize in

dr. bunch won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 and these three principles that

1950 and these three principles that

1950 and these three principles that came out of this event impartiality

came out of this event impartiality

came out of this event impartiality consent in the non use of force

consent in the non use of force

consent in the non use of force those remain the founding principles of

those remain the founding principles of

those remain the founding principles of peacekeeping today nearly 70 years later

peacekeeping today nearly 70 years later

peacekeeping today nearly 70 years later now as a social scientist I like to

now as a social scientist I like to

now as a social scientist I like to think about measuring things that’s what

think about measuring things that’s what

think about measuring things that’s what we do we try to think about success and

we do we try to think about success and

we do we try to think about success and failure and how to measure success and

failure and how to measure success and

failure and how to measure success and failure some of my colleagues have come

failure some of my colleagues have come

failure some of my colleagues have come up with measurements for how to evaluate

up with measurements for how to evaluate

up with measurements for how to evaluate peacekeepers well they’re deployed in

peacekeepers well they’re deployed in

peacekeepers well they’re deployed in the field

the field

the field and they’ve demonstrated that when

and they’ve demonstrated that when

and they’ve demonstrated that when peacekeepers are present in the midst of

peacekeepers are present in the midst of

peacekeepers are present in the midst of conflict they correlate with a lot of

conflict they correlate with a lot of

conflict they correlate with a lot of things you would like to see they

things you would like to see they

things you would like to see they correlate with fewer civilian casualties

correlate with fewer civilian casualties

correlate with fewer civilian casualties with fewer battle deaths of military

with fewer battle deaths of military

with fewer battle deaths of military deaths they somehow they correlate with

deaths they somehow they correlate with

deaths they somehow they correlate with a geographic contraction of the conflict

a geographic contraction of the conflict

a geographic contraction of the conflict in my own work I’m measuring

in my own work I’m measuring

in my own work I’m measuring peacekeeping differently I’m looking at

peacekeeping differently I’m looking at

peacekeeping differently I’m looking at the big multi-dimensional missions in

the big multi-dimensional missions in

the big multi-dimensional missions in civil wars these are these big missions

civil wars these are these big missions

civil wars these are these big missions that try to help in the transition from

that try to help in the transition from

that try to help in the transition from war to peace they help in reconstituting

war to peace they help in reconstituting

war to peace they help in reconstituting the political social economic and legal

the political social economic and legal

the political social economic and legal institutions of the state to make sure

institutions of the state to make sure

institutions of the state to make sure that the state moves away from violence

that the state moves away from violence

that the state moves away from violence toward peace now since the end of the

toward peace now since the end of the

toward peace now since the end of the Cold War the UN has completed 15 of

Cold War the UN has completed 15 of

Cold War the UN has completed 15 of these big multi-dimensional missions and

these big multi-dimensional missions and

these big multi-dimensional missions and of those 15 the US the UN has

of those 15 the US the UN has

of those 15 the US the UN has successfully completed its mandate in

successfully completed its mandate in

successfully completed its mandate in ten places and all of these countries

ten places and all of these countries

ten places and all of these countries it’s not to say that every one of these

it’s not to say that every one of these

it’s not to say that every one of these countries is a model democracy today but

countries is a model democracy today but

countries is a model democracy today but I will say that even after the

I will say that even after the

I will say that even after the peacekeepers left not one has returned

peacekeepers left not one has returned

peacekeepers left not one has returned to full-scale civil war in the way that

to full-scale civil war in the way that

to full-scale civil war in the way that the that the place was experiencing war

the that the place was experiencing war

the that the place was experiencing war before the peacekeepers arrived so just

before the peacekeepers arrived so just

before the peacekeepers arrived so just to give a sense of where all these

to give a sense of where all these

to give a sense of where all these countries are we have El Salvador and

countries are we have El Salvador and

countries are we have El Salvador and Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala in Central America Namibia Mozambique

in Central America Namibia Mozambique

in Central America Namibia Mozambique Burundi sierra leone cote d’ivoire in

Burundi sierra leone cote d’ivoire in

Burundi sierra leone cote d’ivoire in africa Croatia in the eastern slavonia

africa Croatia in the eastern slavonia

africa Croatia in the eastern slavonia and region of Croatia in Europe Cambodia

and region of Croatia in Europe Cambodia

and region of Croatia in Europe Cambodia and East Timor

and East Timor

and East Timor so these missions have successfully

so these missions have successfully

so these missions have successfully implemented their mandates in many

implemented their mandates in many

implemented their mandates in many regions of the world and I just want to

regions of the world and I just want to

regions of the world and I just want to point out that of these ten we had Co

point out that of these ten we had Co

point out that of these ten we had Co deployed in for missions actual military

deployed in for missions actual military

deployed in for missions actual military forces we had NATO Co deployed alongside

forces we had NATO Co deployed alongside

forces we had NATO Co deployed alongside the UN peacekeepers in eastern civil

the UN peacekeepers in eastern civil

the UN peacekeepers in eastern civil an australian led Coalition of the

an australian led Coalition of the

an australian led Coalition of the Willing in Timor Leste British special

Willing in Timor Leste British special

Willing in Timor Leste British special forces in Sierra Leone and in Kosovo we

forces in Sierra Leone and in Kosovo we

forces in Sierra Leone and in Kosovo we had French troops alongside the

had French troops alongside the

had French troops alongside the peacekeepers and this division of labour

peacekeepers and this division of labour

peacekeepers and this division of labour worked in those cases now alongside all

worked in those cases now alongside all

worked in those cases now alongside all of these cases of success we have the

of these cases of success we have the

of these cases of success we have the four devastating failures and if you

four devastating failures and if you

four devastating failures and if you know anything about peacekeeping you’ve

know anything about peacekeeping you’ve

know anything about peacekeeping you’ve probably heard about these starting at

probably heard about these starting at

probably heard about these starting at Somalia Angola didn’t get as much press

Somalia Angola didn’t get as much press

Somalia Angola didn’t get as much press even though it should have Rwanda and

even though it should have Rwanda and

even though it should have Rwanda and and the genocide in Bosnia during these

and the genocide in Bosnia during these

and the genocide in Bosnia during these terrible tragedies peacekeepers watched

terrible tragedies peacekeepers watched

terrible tragedies peacekeepers watched while the slaughter occurred and no

while the slaughter occurred and no

while the slaughter occurred and no other militaries intervened to halt the

other militaries intervened to halt the

other militaries intervened to halt the conflict we recent from this time people

conflict we recent from this time people

conflict we recent from this time people started saying maybe peacekeepers should

started saying maybe peacekeepers should

started saying maybe peacekeepers should get a little tougher maybe they should

get a little tougher maybe they should

get a little tougher maybe they should become more robust maybe we should give

become more robust maybe we should give

become more robust maybe we should give peacekeepers the mandate to use force

peacekeepers the mandate to use force

peacekeepers the mandate to use force and as I’m I’ve demonstrated in a

and as I’m I’ve demonstrated in a

and as I’m I’ve demonstrated in a forthcoming article with my co-author

forthcoming article with my co-author

forthcoming article with my co-author Angela Dayal we have shown that all

Angela Dayal we have shown that all

Angela Dayal we have shown that all peacekeeping mandates the complex

peacekeeping mandates the complex

peacekeeping mandates the complex mandates now have the mandate to use

mandates now have the mandate to use

mandates now have the mandate to use force and peacekeeping is not going very

force and peacekeeping is not going very

force and peacekeeping is not going very well in many places we have our most

well in many places we have our most

well in many places we have our most recent our 15th mission that recently

recent our 15th mission that recently

recent our 15th mission that recently concluded in Haiti and I don’t know

concluded in Haiti and I don’t know

concluded in Haiti and I don’t know which column that one’s going to fall

which column that one’s going to fall

which column that one’s going to fall into but I do know that peacekeepers

into but I do know that peacekeepers

into but I do know that peacekeepers brought cholera to Haiti and that in

brought cholera to Haiti and that in

brought cholera to Haiti and that in Haiti and elsewhere peacekeepers have

Haiti and elsewhere peacekeepers have

Haiti and elsewhere peacekeepers have committed sexual exploitation and abuse

committed sexual exploitation and abuse

committed sexual exploitation and abuse and sometimes in the course of

and sometimes in the course of

and sometimes in the course of fulfilling these robust mandates they

fulfilling these robust mandates they

fulfilling these robust mandates they have killed some of the very people they

have killed some of the very people they

have killed some of the very people they they were sent to protect

peacekeepers make wrong choices because

peacekeepers make wrong choices because they are human but because they are

they are human but because they are

they are human but because they are peacekeepers they have to be held to a

peacekeepers they have to be held to a

peacekeepers they have to be held to a very high standard of accountability and

very high standard of accountability and

very high standard of accountability and we don’t have the standards and

we don’t have the standards and

we don’t have the standards and accountability measures that we need

when peacekeepers don’t practice what

when peacekeepers don’t practice what they preach

they preach

they preach they undermine their primary source of

they undermine their primary source of

they undermine their primary source of power which is the power of persuasion

power which is the power of persuasion

power which is the power of persuasion so I’m suggesting now that peacekeepers

so I’m suggesting now that peacekeepers

so I’m suggesting now that peacekeepers use persuasion to accomplish their goals

use persuasion to accomplish their goals

use persuasion to accomplish their goals as a political scientist we like to talk

as a political scientist we like to talk

as a political scientist we like to talk about power power is the ability to get

about power power is the ability to get

about power power is the ability to get somebody to do something they otherwise

somebody to do something they otherwise

somebody to do something they otherwise wouldn’t do and I think of power as

wouldn’t do and I think of power as

wouldn’t do and I think of power as being operative in three basic ways we

being operative in three basic ways we

being operative in three basic ways we have persuasion I use my words this is

have persuasion I use my words this is

have persuasion I use my words this is what ted ted ted talks are about right i

what ted ted ted talks are about right i

what ted ted ted talks are about right i use my words to persuade you

use my words to persuade you

use my words to persuade you it is not material in nature we have two

it is not material in nature we have two

it is not material in nature we have two other basic forms of power inducement

other basic forms of power inducement

other basic forms of power inducement and coercion

and coercion

and coercion those are both material it’s about

those are both material it’s about

those are both material it’s about carrots and sticks inducement is about

carrots and sticks inducement is about

carrots and sticks inducement is about giving carrots and taking them away and

giving carrots and taking them away and

giving carrots and taking them away and forming institutions to shape behavior

forming institutions to shape behavior

forming institutions to shape behavior coercion is about the stick I see these

coercion is about the stick I see these

coercion is about the stick I see these three forms of power operating in a lot

three forms of power operating in a lot

three forms of power operating in a lot of different places in a lot of

of different places in a lot of

of different places in a lot of different ways as a parent I can say

different ways as a parent I can say

different ways as a parent I can say that I’ve tried them out on occasion

that I’ve tried them out on occasion

that I’ve tried them out on occasion just kidding about the last one

peacekeepers when they’re most effective

peacekeepers when they’re most effective exercise persuasion they have these big

exercise persuasion they have these big

exercise persuasion they have these big information and education campaigns

information and education campaigns

information and education campaigns where they could try to convey the basic

where they could try to convey the basic

where they could try to convey the basic messages in the Universal Declaration of

messages in the Universal Declaration of

messages in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights they mediate disputes

Human Rights they mediate disputes

Human Rights they mediate disputes before they escalate into violence they

before they escalate into violence they

before they escalate into violence they use their powers of persuasion to keep

use their powers of persuasion to keep

use their powers of persuasion to keep the peace

the peace

the peace they also induce by providing things

they also induce by providing things

they also induce by providing things that people need when they’re recovering

that people need when they’re recovering

that people need when they’re recovering from a civil war veterinary assistants

from a civil war veterinary assistants

from a civil war veterinary assistants health assistants

health assistants

health assistants mental assistance and they try to

mental assistance and they try to

mental assistance and they try to reconstruct those basic institutions of

reconstruct those basic institutions of

reconstruct those basic institutions of the state they don’t do it themselves

the state they don’t do it themselves

the state they don’t do it themselves they help people figure out how to

they help people figure out how to

they help people figure out how to construct institutions and then there’s

construct institutions and then there’s

construct institutions and then there’s coercion peacekeepers sort of use

coercion peacekeepers sort of use

coercion peacekeepers sort of use coercion and they sort of don’t and it’s

coercion and they sort of don’t and it’s

coercion and they sort of don’t and it’s a little hard to get a handle on exactly

a little hard to get a handle on exactly

a little hard to get a handle on exactly what they’re doing so I’m relying now on

what they’re doing so I’m relying now on

what they’re doing so I’m relying now on my colleague Robert arts typology of

my colleague Robert arts typology of

my colleague Robert arts typology of military power he and other military

military power he and other military

military power he and other military theorists have argued that there are

theorists have argued that there are

theorists have argued that there are four basic types of military power

four basic types of military power

four basic types of military power we have Compellent which is about the

we have Compellent which is about the

we have Compellent which is about the kinetic use of force think what we’re

kinetic use of force think what we’re

kinetic use of force think what we’re doing now to defeat Isis there’s defense

doing now to defeat Isis there’s defense

doing now to defeat Isis there’s defense I defend against someone’s attack

I defend against someone’s attack

I defend against someone’s attack there’s deterrence when you try to

there’s deterrence when you try to

there’s deterrence when you try to prevent an outbreak of violence from the

prevent an outbreak of violence from the

prevent an outbreak of violence from the very beginning that requires a second

very beginning that requires a second

very beginning that requires a second strike capacity and then there’s swagger

strike capacity and then there’s swagger

strike capacity and then there’s swagger and swagger is a little hard to

and swagger is a little hard to

and swagger is a little hard to understand swagger is a little more

understand swagger is a little more

understand swagger is a little more about persuasion so I’m gonna use some

about persuasion so I’m gonna use some

about persuasion so I’m gonna use some pictures now from my field research in

pictures now from my field research in

pictures now from my field research in the Central African Republic to

the Central African Republic to

the Central African Republic to illustrate what I’m talking about now in

illustrate what I’m talking about now in

illustrate what I’m talking about now in the Central African Republic

the Central African Republic

the Central African Republic peacekeepers word Co deployed alongside

peacekeepers word Co deployed alongside

peacekeepers word Co deployed alongside a French military operation and that

a French military operation and that

a French military operation and that French force the stabilization force

French force the stabilization force

French force the stabilization force exercised compel ‘its to achieve it

exercised compel ‘its to achieve it

exercised compel ‘its to achieve it their goals they deployed in 2013 and

their goals they deployed in 2013 and

their goals they deployed in 2013 and indeed they stabilized the Central

indeed they stabilized the Central

indeed they stabilized the Central African Republic to restore order

African Republic to restore order

African Republic to restore order drawing mainly on the power of

drawing mainly on the power of

drawing mainly on the power of Compellent

Compellent

Compellent now in contrast peacekeepers have been

now in contrast peacekeepers have been

now in contrast peacekeepers have been using other forms of military power

using other forms of military power

using other forms of military power peacekeepers in this case they look very

peacekeepers in this case they look very

peacekeepers in this case they look very different it actually in all cases they

different it actually in all cases they

different it actually in all cases they look very different from war fighting

look very different from war fighting

look very different from war fighting troops peacekeepers patrol in white

troops peacekeepers patrol in white

troops peacekeepers patrol in white vehicles they wear blue hats and blue

vehicles they wear blue hats and blue

vehicles they wear blue hats and blue helmets to signal that there

helmets to signal that there

helmets to signal that there there to hide or to fight in this

there to hide or to fight in this

there to hide or to fight in this instance they’re dependent they’re

instance they’re dependent they’re

instance they’re dependent they’re defending the parliamentary building and

defending the parliamentary building and

defending the parliamentary building and they’re probably exercising some measure

they’re probably exercising some measure

they’re probably exercising some measure of deterrence here again is an example

of deterrence here again is an example

of deterrence here again is an example of peacekeepers both exercising defense

of peacekeepers both exercising defense

of peacekeepers both exercising defense and a little bit of deterrence and then

and a little bit of deterrence and then

and a little bit of deterrence and then there’s swagger swagger is about making

there’s swagger swagger is about making

there’s swagger swagger is about making yourself feel strong it’s about looking

yourself feel strong it’s about looking

yourself feel strong it’s about looking strong here we have this is and in the

strong here we have this is and in the

strong here we have this is and in the countryside in the Central African

countryside in the Central African

countryside in the Central African Republic we see mangoes on the ground

Republic we see mangoes on the ground

Republic we see mangoes on the ground because none of the factories are

because none of the factories are

because none of the factories are working and the farms aren’t working to

working and the farms aren’t working to

working and the farms aren’t working to harvest and process the mangoes we have

harvest and process the mangoes we have

harvest and process the mangoes we have peacekeepers patrolling in a white

peacekeepers patrolling in a white

peacekeepers patrolling in a white vehicle which signals their humanitarian

vehicle which signals their humanitarian

vehicle which signals their humanitarian mission with an anti-aircraft gun bolted

mission with an anti-aircraft gun bolted

mission with an anti-aircraft gun bolted to the back of the pickup truck and the

to the back of the pickup truck and the

to the back of the pickup truck and the guys were saying that if they tried to

guys were saying that if they tried to

guys were saying that if they tried to fire so this isn’t a this isn’t a

fire so this isn’t a this isn’t a

fire so this isn’t a this isn’t a conflict where no one is fighting in the

conflict where no one is fighting in the

conflict where no one is fighting in the air there aren’t any planes in the air

air there aren’t any planes in the air

air there aren’t any planes in the air nobody has that kind of capacity

nobody has that kind of capacity

nobody has that kind of capacity nevertheless they’re patrolling with an

nevertheless they’re patrolling with an

nevertheless they’re patrolling with an anti-aircraft gun the guys were saying

anti-aircraft gun the guys were saying

anti-aircraft gun the guys were saying that if they tried to fire that gun

that if they tried to fire that gun

that if they tried to fire that gun horizontally it might knock over the

horizontally it might knock over the

horizontally it might knock over the truck so what are they doing what is

truck so what are they doing what is

truck so what are they doing what is this this in my mind is an instance of

this this in my mind is an instance of

this this in my mind is an instance of swagger they’re trying to feel and look

swagger they’re trying to feel and look

swagger they’re trying to feel and look tough and indeed we do that in a variety

tough and indeed we do that in a variety

tough and indeed we do that in a variety of settings but most of what

of settings but most of what

of settings but most of what peacekeepers are doing is engaging in

peacekeepers are doing is engaging in

peacekeepers are doing is engaging in persuasion they’re practicing persuasion

persuasion they’re practicing persuasion

persuasion they’re practicing persuasion they’re there patrolling on foot they’re

they’re there patrolling on foot they’re

they’re there patrolling on foot they’re mediating disputes they sit at

mediating disputes they sit at

mediating disputes they sit at contentious intersections between rival

contentious intersections between rival

contentious intersections between rival groups but they’re often more like gangs

groups but they’re often more like gangs

groups but they’re often more like gangs than really than full-scale rebel forces

than really than full-scale rebel forces

than really than full-scale rebel forces they do their best to protect civilians

they do their best to protect civilians

they do their best to protect civilians they mediate disputes before they move

they mediate disputes before they move

they mediate disputes before they move into violent conflict peacekeeping is

into violent conflict peacekeeping is

into violent conflict peacekeeping is not

not

not fighting militaries have proven

fighting militaries have proven

fighting militaries have proven effective at using the power of

effective at using the power of

effective at using the power of Compellent peacekeepers have proven

Compellent peacekeepers have proven

Compellent peacekeepers have proven effective at using other forms of power

effective at using other forms of power

effective at using other forms of power short of military Compellent

short of military Compellent

short of military Compellent peacekeeping is most effective when it

peacekeeping is most effective when it

peacekeeping is most effective when it holds tight to those ideas of

holds tight to those ideas of

holds tight to those ideas of impartiality consent and the non use of

impartiality consent and the non use of

impartiality consent and the non use of force

force

force except in self-defense when peacekeepers

except in self-defense when peacekeepers

except in self-defense when peacekeepers hold tight to those noble ideals

hold tight to those noble ideals

hold tight to those noble ideals enshrined in the Universal Declaration

enshrined in the Universal Declaration

enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights they have and may

of Human Rights they have and may

of Human Rights they have and may continue to accomplish their goals

continue to accomplish their goals

continue to accomplish their goals because as Ralph Bunche argued hearts

because as Ralph Bunche argued hearts

because as Ralph Bunche argued hearts are strongest when they beat in response

are strongest when they beat in response

are strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals

to noble ideals

to noble ideals thank you

thank you

thank you [Applause]

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