The Crisis of Crisis Management

Author(s): Aleksandra Dier
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series Editor(s): Andreas Wenger, Victor Mauer
Book Title: Strategic Trends 2010: Key Developments in Global Affairs
Series: Strategic Trends
Pages: 103-121
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Place: Zurich

Crisis Management remains in high demand in 2009/10. Yet it suffers from three crises. First, there is insufficient political will to formulate a strategic vision of how to address violent conflicts in an increasingly multipolar world. Second, there is a lack of institutional coordination among the principal providers of Crisis Management. Third, due to capability shortages, many operations struggle to deliver in today's complex conflict environments. These flaws must be fixed as Crisis Management remains an indispensible tool to secure peace and stability.

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