peace enforcement

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“We will never have a mandate to do peace enforcement, which is another name for war,” Lacroix said.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

“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

“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

Deployed on July 1, the U.N.'s mission in Mali, involving 12,600 soldiers and police, will be responsible for traditional policing, allowing French forces to concentrate on counter-terrorism efforts and peace enforcement.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2013

There is a very fine line between peacekeeping and peace enforcement.

From Time Magazine Archive