peace enforcement

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“There is no continent in greater need of this new generation of peace enforcement missions than Africa,” Guterres said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

Agenda for Peace, he said, calls for “a new generation of peace enforcement missions and counter-terrorist operations, led by regional forces,” with a U.N.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

“If peacekeeping is to be seen as peace enforcement, then unfortunately we can’t see the UN charter allowing such a radical departure of the use of peacekeeping.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2015

In general, though, in Congo and elsewhere, the U.N. has been wary of "peace enforcement" ever since its involvement in Somalia in the 1990s.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2013

We were brought in as a peacekeeping force, and we have now had to take on some dimensions of peace enforcement.

From Time Magazine Archive