The UN Security Council and Haiti: Designing the Framework of a UN Peacekeeping Operation

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This Capstone Workshop will conduct an assessment of the political and security crisis in Haiti; outline a range of practical objectives for a peacekeeping mission under current circumstances; and draft a blueprint of a UN peacekeeping force, as a successor to the Kenyan-led MSS (or Gang Suppression Force), in order to realistically achieve those objectives. Specifically, the Capstone will research anticipated financial costs, troop requirements, rules of engagement, geographic scope, duration of a peacekeeping operation, and the priorities and tasks of the mission, among other factors. The Capstone will also undertake a cost-benefit analysis of deploying a UN peacekeeping mission, considering the political constraints in the UN Security Council and the security conditions on the ground in Haiti, and propose a policy recommendation for UN Security Council members.