United Nations Peace Operations Revisited - The Case of Haiti

This booklet critically revisits the rationale and performance of UN peace operations regarding the use of coercive force for stabilization purposes in dealing with armed non-state actors. Haiti is selected as an extreme case study to examine this paradox, given the long track record of UN peace operations in the country, their current challenges and future prospects for effectively dealing with the urban criminal gangs operating in Port-au-Prince, which are keeping the country on the brink of state collapse.

1 Introduction
2 The Use of Force by UN Peace Operations
3 Haiti: A Long-Standing Failed State
3.1 Brief Socio-Political Overview of Haiti
3.2 The Gangs: Haiti's Old yet Latest Scourge
4 The Use of Force in Haiti
4.1 The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
4.2 The Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti
5 Assessment and Recommendations for the Gang Suppression
Force
References
Subject Index
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