The UN is reinventing peacekeeping – Haiti is the testing ground

By: Bulbul Ahmed, University of Iowa; Bangladesh University of Professionals, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 11, 2025

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Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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By Bulbul Ahmed, University of Iowa; Bangladesh University of Professionals

For decades, the United Nations has intervened in Haiti in a bid to address persistent political, economic and security crises. To date, all attempts have failed.

Now, the international body is trying something new. On Sept. 30, 2025, the United Nations Security Council approved an expanded international military force for Haiti in hopes of turning the tide against organized criminal gangs that have taken hold …

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