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IN DEPTH
IN DEPTH

THE THREAT OF SPOILERS

TO PEACE AND STABILITY

The threat of spoilers to Peace The conference was attended, fective. The latter was the subject
and stability – challenges and among others, by the four major of a dedicated two-day work-
opportunities international organizations NATO, shop that followed the conference.
the United Nations, the European SUMMARY: 1. Introduction: what

by David Ellero Union and the African Union, re- are the so-called “spoilers”? - 2.
presented by their interlocutors, First session: opening speeches
together with the NATO SP CoE’s and defi nition of the problem.
On 8 October 2019, in Vicenza Sponsoring Nations, the represen- - 3. Second session: lessons le-
(Italy), the NATO Stability Policing tatives of Italy, which is the Fra- arned from previous NATO mis-
Centre of Excellence (NATO SP mework Nation of the Centre, and sions. - 4.Third session: the eva-
CoE), organized an international prestigious organizations such as luation of the spoilers by NATO,
conference on the evaluation of the Special Inspector General for Af- the United Nations and the African
the so-called “spoilers”, that are, ghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). Union. - 5. Conclusions: the pro-
according to the defi nition given The purpose of the conference was posal for an effective methodo-
by the United Nations Peaceke- to identify whether or not there is logy to be adopted within NATO.
eping Operations Principles and a common approach in evaluating
Guidelines , those individuals or the spoilers and possibly analy- 1.Introduction: what are the
groups of individuals who believe se its contents in order to propo- so-called “spoilers”?
that a peace process could threa- se a shared methodology useful to Stephen Stedman fi rst defi ned
ten their power and interests, and prevent their actions and thus to the concept of “spoilers” in 1996,
therefore will try to sabotage it. make the peace missions more ef- based on the experience gained

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