Gone are the days of peacekeepers patrolling buffer zones between two conflict parties. Instead, they face ever more complicated large-scale situations, with diverse and fragmented actors, both state and non-state, while at the same time receiving more complex multi-layered mandates....
The use of force in UN peacekeeping has sparked heated debates in academic and policy circles alike. After the tragedies in Rwanda and Bosnia & Herzegovina, the UN Security Council authorised the use of force not only in self-defence but also in defence of the mandate....