Bio
Winrich Kühne is Steven Muller Professor at SAIS Europe
Founding director of the German Center for International Peace Operations (ZiF) in Berlin; former deputy director of the German Research Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP); consultant to the Association of European Parliamentarians (AWEPA); member of the international advisory group to the U.N. Peacekeeping Lessons-Learned Unit; senior adviser to the former EU Crisis Prevention Network; member of the United Nations and Civilian Crisis Prevention Advisory Groups of the German Foreign Office; member of the editorial boards of the
Journal of International Peacekeeping and
Global Governance; election observer in Malawi (1993), South Africa (1994), Mozambique (1994), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2010), among other places; recipient of the
Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany); PhD, international law, University of Munich
Courses
- Conflict Management in the Field: Exploring Peace Operations and Peacebuilding
Since the end of the Cold War "peace operations," conducted by international actors (UN, EU, NATO, AU) have become a strategic pillar of international peace and security policy. Over 160,000 international military, police, and civilians are presently deployed in about two dozen missions, many conducted by the UN. These missions are struggling with enormous difficulties. There is confusion regarding the use of force and the proper application of basic principles like "impartiality" and "consent." The popular demand for better "protection of civilians" has exacerbated this problem. In addition, there is increasing skepticism regarding the effectiveness of "post-conflict peacebuilding" - a precondition for missions to exit successfully. The course will review these and other basic issues by exploring the development of peace operations from the deployment of the first UN-Bluehelmets to the present robust, multidimensional missions, including those deployed by regional organizations like the AU, ECOWAS and the EU. It will provide an introduction into the basic norms and principles laid down in the UN Charta regarding safeguarding international peace and security. Ultimately the course aims to provide students with an analytical and empirical understanding of the development of peace operations and peacebuilding since the first mission in 1948 (Palestine). (Crossed listed International Relations/International Development/African Studies) (CM/IL)
