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Theses by COTIPSO students

These papers were written by Peace Operations Training Institute students to earn their Certificates of Training in Peace Support Operations. They remain the students’ property and may not be copied without permission.

Note that some papers were written while the Institute operated under the name “UNITAR POCI.”

• Agada, Solomon, The Challenges of United Nations Peacekeeping in Africa: Case Study of Somalia
  Completed 2008-01
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• Aho, Michael, Media’s Role in Peacebuilding
  Completed 2004
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• Aliyu, Abubakar, Regional Dimensions of Peace Support Operations in the Twenty-First Century: A Case Study of the African Standby Force Concept
  Completed 2008-07-16
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• Babatunde, Sunday, International Humanitarian Law Training and Credibility of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
  Completed 2005
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• Bonzi, Tamoussi, Mesure des résultats de la MONUC à la lumière des mandats qui lui ont été confiés
  Completed 2007
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• Brnetic, Tamara, Money Laundering Best Practices, Lessons to be Learnt and Steps to be Taken in the Area of Former Territory of Yugoslavia
  Completed 2007-12-26
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• Carbone, Casualty Avoidance and Force Protection: The Need for Protective Equipment in Peacekeeping. A Peacekeeper Needs More Than a Blue Helmet
  Completed 2004
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• Champagne, Bram, The United Nations and Intelligence
  Completed 2006
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• Corrarello, Walter, Use of UN Police and Police Reform in Post-Conflict Societies: The UN Police in Haiti and the Reform Plan of the Haitian National Police (HNP)
  Completed 2007-11-26
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• Delgado, Alessandra, Conflict Prevention in Latin America: The UN and the Development of a Central American Rapid Security Force
  Completed 2006
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• Deschamps, Sebastian, Towards the use of the Private Military Companies in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
  Completed 2007
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• Deveney, Craig, Balance in responding to terrorism: The rule of law, the courts, and human rights - An Australian case study
  Completed 2006
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• Djibom, Joel, An Analysis of Hammarskjöld’s Theory of Preventive Diplomacy
  Completed 2008-04-16
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• Doran, Daniel, The Jonglei Canal Project: A Case Study on Water Security in Southern Sudan
  Completed 2009-07-29
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• Dunne, Stewart, Darfur: What hope has UNAMID got in overcoming historical impediments to peace in the Region?
  Completed 2009-05-25
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• Ezeoke, Maurice, Information Communication Technology, Satellite Remote Sensing, and Peace Support Operations
  Completed 2008-04-10
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• Garcia-Tapia, Igor, Version 2.0: An Effective United Nations for the Conflits of the 21st Century
  Completed 2009-05-13
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• Giglio, Davide, Separatism And The War On Terror In China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
  Completed 2004
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• Gulam, Hyder, The Rise and Rise of Private Military Companies
  Completed 2005-11-08
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• Hall, Aidan, United Nations Member State: Australia—“Lucky Country” or Terrorist Target?
  Completed 2004
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• Hanlon, James, Can Organized, Indigenous Terrorism in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations be Prevented by Creating Comprehensive, Objective Policy?
  Completed 2004-09
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• Hayde, Wayne, Ideals and realities of the Rule of Law and Administration of Justice in Post conflict East Timor
  Completed 2002-10-22
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• Jackson, Harry, Understanding Terrorism
  Completed 2004
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• Karis, Daniel, A Comparative Study of Two Peacekeeping Training Programs: The African Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI) and the African Contingency Operations Training Assistance Program (ACOTA)
  Completed 2009-08-03
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• Köbler, Martin, The causes and the effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the Democratic Federal Republic of Ethiopia
  Completed 2008-11
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• Longpré, Simon, Violences sexuelles des casques bleus: Défis et réalisations pour les Nations Unies
  Completed 2008-11-25
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• Magro, John, The Longest Command—The Life and Times of Lieutenant General Robert Harold Nimmo: What He can Teach the Modern-Day Military Observer
  Completed 2007-12-12
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• Mays, Terry, The African Union's African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM): Why Did It Successfully Deploy Following the Failure of the IGAD Peace Support Mission to Somalia (IGASOM)?
  Completed 2009-04-19
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• Mazzei, Cristian, Peacekeeping, UN Stand-by force and Rapid Deployment: a Critical Analysis
  Completed 2009-05-27
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• Mitchell, Lawrence, Community Based Strategies for Peace and Security (CBSPS)
  Completed 2008-04-21
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• Nauta, David, The Judicial Reform Process in the Peace Support Operation in Afghanistan
  Completed 2008-10-01
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• Ntanga Ntita, Jean de Dieu Désiré, Le processus de DDR en Afrique Centrale. Une contribution à la mise en œuvre de la phase d’orientation professionnelle des ex-enfants soldats (EAFGA) dans le Sud Kivu (RDC), à travers l’expérience de la Fondation Solidarité des Hommes (FSH)
  Completed 2010-01-20
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• Nescott, Lewis, Blue Helmet
  Completed 2010-01-20
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• Ross, Charles, South African Perspective on Pre-Deployment Mission Readiness Preparation of Personnel to be Deployed in Peace Missions
  Completed 2008-05-05
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• Planas, Pol, Humanitarian intervention in the twenty-first century: existing norms, policy dilemmas and counterproductive effects
  Completed 2007-11-26
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• Sarki, Hakeem Olayiwola, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Challenge of Sustainable Peace in the Sub-Region: The Journey So Far
  Completed 2008-09-22
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• Smith, Ray, Peacekeeping without the Secretary-General: The Korean Armistice Arrangements
  Completed 2006-05
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• Souto, Verónica, Reconciliation and Transitional Justice: How To Deal With the Past And Build The Future
  Completed 2009-11
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• Taiwo, Phillip, Air Transportation in Humanitarian Missions
  Completed 2005
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• Tung, Helen, Under International law, what is the legal status of Private Military Contractors during military occupation and under United Nations Peace Keeping Operations?
  Completed 2006-02
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• Van Der Linden, Filip, Strategic Planning for the Mine Action Programme in Afghanistan
  Completed 2004
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• Yurkusi, Henry N., Harnessing the Logistics of Peacekeeping Operations
  Completed 2008-01
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