Сравнительная политика (Jan 2022)
The International Peacemaking Organizations During the Pandemic of Misunderstanding
Abstract
This article aims at analyzing the performance of international organizations in the sphere of peacemaking operations in the 2019-2020 years. During the detailed description of UN performance, the author concludes that every year the UN holds about 20 peacemaking operations with 180 000 persons involved. The main UN missions are situated in the African region. In general, the UN missions provide the region with stability and decrease confl ict. However, the region undergoes the consequences of COVID-19, which seems to be another option for the next peacemaking operations of the UN. Amid the performance of the UN, which is deeply involved in the peacemaking process, the measures of preventive diplomacy of OSCE do not look so successful. The level of confi dence between the states seems to be decreasing, which also results in the absence of regular reports on the military expenditure of states – members of the Organization. Except for the crisis of confi dence, the tensions between Russia and Europe are likely to rise, which also negatively infl uences the dialogue between the countries, unsuccessful attempts to stabilize the situation in Ukraine, and the resurgence of confl ict in Nagorny Karabakh. Referring to the history of NATO peacemaking operations, the author states, that despite 3 peacemaking operations only, being a regional Organization, NATO attracted the most number of personnel involved in the peacemaking process. At the same time, the peacemaking is not the only purposes of the Organization. NATO is also involved in Mediterranean sea patrolling, staff training in Iraq, air monitoring in Ukraine. Among the members of the Organization the military expenditures are also rising. One of the reasons for such situation lies in the crisis of relations between Russia and its European partners. Being also a military organization, NATO seems to be using this crisis in its political goals and in such a way intensifying its infl uence on international arena. The following circumstances should be taken into consideration for building a proper political course of the State as well as holding effective political dialogue with its partners.
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