The EU still needs UN peacekeepers
The EU should pay attention to who is appointed as the next chief of the UN’s peacekeeping department
Experts & Staff
Richard Gowan
Associate Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
United Nations system; European security and defence policy; Africa; Western Balkans
Languages
English
Biography
Richard Gowan is an associate fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
He is currently UN director at the International Crisis Group, and was previously research director at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation. He has taught at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and Stanford in New York, and wrote a weekly column on multilateralism (“Diplomatic Fallout”) for World Politics Review from 2013-2019. He has acted as a consultant to the UN on peacekeeping, political affairs, and migration.
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Fighting in Chad should prompt EU re-think
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A month for hard power
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In the media
During the last week of September, the US will most probably claim success for the snapback
Richard Gowan is quoted by Le Figaro about a potential reinstatement of international sanctions against Iran
Richard Gowan est cité par The Times of Israel concernant l'accord nucléaire avec l'Iran et l'embargo international
Richard Gowan est cité par Ouest France à propos des discussions à l'ONU concernant un embargo sur les armes avec l'Iran
This is a car crash that everyone knows is going to happen
Richard Gowan on the U.N. Security Council vote on extending an arms embargo on Iran
If the goal is still an indefinite extension of the embargo without any other concessions to Tehran, I still think China and Russia will veto this
Richard Gowan on Trump's administration watering down its proposal for an arms embargo on Iran