Peacekeeping After the Russia-Ukraine War: Reassessing the Peacekeeping Concept and Its Global Implications

What impact does Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine have on peacekeeping? Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine as a permanent Security Council member lays bare the UN’s structural contradictions, eroding its legitimacy and paralyzing peacekeeping amid great-power conflicts. The future of global peacekeeping hinges on bold reforms to bridge the gap between the UN’s ideals and its operational realities. These reforms offer a path to revitalize UN peacekeeping’s global role.