'Many governments will not stop preparing for more war until they see a universal commitment to ensure security backed up by a UN capacity that’s rapid and reliable.'
A proposal for a United Nations Emergency Peace Service is a more sophisticated option than a UN standing force.
Ideally, it would be located at a designated UN base under an operational headquarters and two mobile mission headquarters; at sufficient strength to operate in high-threat environments. Yet unlike previous proposals, a UNEPS is to complement existing UN arrangements.First, UN peace operations would improve with a standing first-responder.
A standing UNEPS would convey a legitimate presence ready 24/7 to discourage violence. Its deployable elements should be sufficient to deter most, if not all belligerents, to operate in high-risk environments and to intervene if needed to stop aggressive parties. The need for more far-reaching system shifts is already evident. Understandably, many governments will not stop preparing for more war until they see a universal commitment to ensure security backed up by a UN capacity that’s rapid and reliable.
In this capacity, a UNEPS does not require heavy military elements nor a capacity for mid-to-high-intensity war-fighting. In representing the international community, it’s unlikely to encounter violent resistance from any national armed force. If needed for back-up and support, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council will continue to have ample capacity in the near term. But they may not need so much in the long-term.
Here, it may help to recognize there is truth to the slogan, ‘Planet or War, You Choose’. A more heavily-militarized world is unsustainable and now a serious threat to human survival. Last September, a ‘
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