Chikondi Chidzanja

How resilient are our conceptual tools in explaining today’s turbulence?

For IR students, this is a moment to sharpen analytical lenses, test assumptions against unfolding realities, and contribute to the evolving discourse on peace, conflict, and power.

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Small State, Big Impact: Rethinking Malawi's Role in UN Peacekeeping Through the ‘Peacekeeping Army’ Framework (1994–2024) Malawi's contributions to United Nations peacekeeping have historically been underexplored, overshadowed by the focus on larger or more visible African troop contributors. This paper addresses that...

Sharing my research article "Small State, Big Impact: Rethinking Malawi's Role
in UN Peacekeeping Through the ‘Peacekeeping
Army’ Framework (1994–2024)"

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Critical Reflections on SADC’s approach to Regional Security: The case of SAMIM – ACCORD The challenges that peacekeeping, peace enforcement and counterinsurgency missions are facing in executing their mandates were present in SADC’s Mission in Mozambique

Excited to share my article on the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) approach to Regional Security in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado. Here is the link www.accord.org.za/conflict-tre...

Frontiers | State capacity and growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: a dynamic panel examination of the pillars of prosperity

One of my recent articles published in Frontiers in Political Science just reached a new impact milestone. Here is the link if you would like to read our study: www.frontiersin.org/article/1487...

The funding cuts to the UN by Trump 2.0 have thus far mostly been felt in voluntary funding. But cuts—or even a pause—to assessed contributions are likely. In this new piece, I look at what this could entail, and measures that can be taken to mitigate the impact. [1/2]

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The past, present and future of Peacekeeping | NUPI What can we say about UN Peacekeeping after 75 years of operations? In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, experts give their take on the missions and what their future look like.

Wondering about the future of UN peacekeeping? Listen to this @nupinytt.bsky.social The World Stage Podcast by Marie Furhovden with David Haeri of @unpeacekeeper.bsky.social Tor Henrik Andersen of @norwaymfa.bsky.social & me from #NUPI & @effectivepeaceops.bsky.social
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