Archive - Blue Helmets, Red Tape

The emerging contours of UN policy under Trump 2.0

Reading the tea leaves

Jul 24 •

Eugene Chen

Lessons from HIPPO, ten years on

Process and leadership are needed to avoid squandering an opportunity for reform

Jul 17 •

Eugene Chen

1

Fiddling while the UN runs out of cash

The need to avoid business as usual in the Fifth Committee

Jul 10 •

Eugene Chen

4

Budgets, bureaucracy, and the blame game in UN peacekeeping

Passing the buck

Jul 3 •

Eugene Chen

3

June 2025

Thoughts on the UN80 mandate review

TL;DR: it's a trap!

Jun 26 •

Eugene Chen

5

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