Conflict prevention is back in vogue, and not a moment too soon

As warfare spikes, UN peacekeeping is at a breaking point, unable to keep up with relentless demand.
UN Secretary General António Guterres speaks with journalists in Mopti, Mali on May 30. The UN has a peacekeeping force in the country to which Canada is set to up its contribution later this year.
The threat of catastrophic war between great powers is at the highest point since the end of the Cold War. Rising tensions between the United States and its closest rivals—especially Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea—have set the world on edge. And it’s not just international wars, but als...

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