Olof Skoog Archives

Striking a Better Balance in the Newest UN Peacekeeping Reforms

October 11, 2018October 4, 2018 by Maria Luisa Gambale

Just days before the United Nations held a meeting with heads of state and foreign ministers on Secretary-General António Guterres’s Action for Peacekeeping initiative, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2436 on peace operations, on Sept. 21. Drafted by the United States, the resolution is the result of collaboration between Council members and other … Read more

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENCY

Sweden’s Priorities in the Security Council: Being Prepared, Including for the World Cup

July 31, 2018July 5, 2018 by Stéphanie Fillion

Welcome to our new column, Security Council Presidency, providing insight into the United Nations Security Council member sitting in the rotating seat of the president every month, starting in July with Sweden and its ambassador, Olof Skoog. The column is meant to be an informative capsule of not only the country’s ambassador but also the … Read more

GEOPOLITICS

UN Is Examining Its Security Policies After Murders in Congo

June 4, 2017May 21, 2017 by Dulcie Leimbach

A board of inquiry looking into major gaps or flaws in United Nations security policies that might have contributed to the murders of two UN experts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was set up May 1, according to documents not released to the public yet. The board is to travel to the Congo … Read more

Italy and Netherlands to Share a UN Security Council Seat Over Two-Year Term

June 29, 2016June 28, 2016 by Dulcie Leimbach

In a narrow vote conducted over seven hours amid five rounds of inconclusive balloting between Italy and the Netherlands for an elected seat on the United Nations Security Council, the two nations decided to split the two-year term. Italy will get one year, as of January 2017; and the Netherlands will take the seat in … Read more

Civil and Polite, Nations Participate in First-Ever UN Security Council Election Hearings

June 1, 2016May 25, 2016 by Vesna Jaksic Lowe

Thailand said it had no enemies, while Kazakhstan pointed out it had voluntarily given up the fourth-largest nuclear arsenal in the world more than two decades ago. Sweden emphasized it was militarily nonaligned. Italy, the only Mediterranean candidate, said it could ensure geographic balance because it sits at the crossroads of the east and the … Read more

Striking a Better Balance in the Newest UN Peacekeeping Reforms

Sweden’s Priorities in the Security Council: Being Prepared, Including for the World Cup

UN Is Examining Its Security Policies After Murders in Congo

Italy and Netherlands to Share a UN Security Council Seat Over Two-Year Term

Civil and Polite, Nations Participate in First-Ever UN Security Council Election Hearings

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