Report
Published:
Plug and Play: Multinational Rotation Contributions for UN Peacekeeping Operations
Written by
John Karlsrud
Research Professor, Head of the Research group on Peace, Conflict and Development
Arthur Boutellis
Ed.
Summary:
In 2016, Norway spearheaded the provision of multinational rotation contribution (MRC) of a C-130 transport plane, together with Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden, lasting from January 2016 to December 2018. According to Hervé Ladsous, then Under Secretary-General (USG) for UN peacekeeping operations, speaking at the UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial in London on 8 September 2016, MRCs can be seen as a new and innovative partnership aimed at providing a predictable supply of niche capabilities to UN peace operations. This report studies early lessons from the C-130 MRC and argues that for some key capabilities, MRCs can complement traditional force generation for UN peacekeeping operations. For member states, the ‘plug-and-play’ characteristic can lower the threshold and increase the incentives for contribution; for the UN, they can enable predictable and cost-effective supply of niche capabilities in key areas. However, MRCs are not applicable to all capabilities, and require flexibility and the ability to reform among all concerned parties.
- Published year: 2017
- Full version: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2443103
- Publisher: Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt
- Page count: 44
- Language: Engelsk
- Booklet: 3
Written by
John Karlsrud
Research Professor, Head of the Research group on Peace, Conflict and Development
Arthur Boutellis