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Although millions are mobilizing behind specific campaigns of resistance, civil society and NGO networks have yet to develop inter-sectoral cooperation (and joint campaigns) to address serious global challenges. | Although millions are mobilizing behind specific campaigns of resistance, civil society and NGO networks have yet to develop inter-sectoral cooperation (and joint campaigns) to address serious global challenges. | ||
- | The lack of a transnational advocacy network (TAN) remains a problem. With neither government nor foundation support, the research and educational outreach efforts of WFM-C have been limited since 2004 to a mostly volunteer effort. | + | The lack of a transnational advocacy network (TAN) remains a problem. With neither government nor foundation support, the research and educational outreach efforts of WFM-C have been limited since 2004 to an all-volunteer effort. |
The support of the UK Labour Party prompted challenges from where least expected. The Oxford Research Group (ORG) was at the forefront.((Richard Reeve, “UN Peacekeeping and the 2017 Election”, Oxford Research Group, May 17, 2017. Available: https://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/un-peacekeeping-and-the-2017-election)) Richard Gowan berated the idea and its political proponents.((See Richard Gowan, “In the U.K. Elections, a Post-Brexit Internationalist Vision Comes Into Focus”, //World Politics Review//, June 5, 2017. In Gowan’s words, “Labour offers to back a ‘U.N. Emergency Peace Service,’ which sounds very much like a standing international army. This is the sort of concept that you only promise to back if you write a manifesto believing you have no chance of victory." https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/22350/in-the-u-k-elections-a-post-brexit-internationalist-vision-comes-into-focus)) A GAPW affiliate wrote about the 'demise' of the UNEPS initiative, citing the absence of a TAN.((Annie Herro, “The Quest for a United Nations Standing Army”, Oxford Research Group, March 22, 2018. As Dr. Herro writes, “I have studied the role that a transnational advocacy network has played in contributing to the demise of the most recent proposal for a UN standing force — the UN Emergency Peace Service proposal — yet similar findings could be applied to previous proposals. ”https://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/Blog/the-quest-for-a-united-nations-standing-army)) ORG's senior fellow, Paul Rogers, proposed a compromise: a UN Standing Force, composed of national militaries, with UK forces in a lead role.((Paul Rogers, “Sustainable Security: Global Ideas for a Greater Britain”, Oxford Research Group, June 29, 2018. https://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/sustainable-security-global-ideas-for-a-greater-britain)) | The support of the UK Labour Party prompted challenges from where least expected. The Oxford Research Group (ORG) was at the forefront.((Richard Reeve, “UN Peacekeeping and the 2017 Election”, Oxford Research Group, May 17, 2017. Available: https://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/un-peacekeeping-and-the-2017-election)) Richard Gowan berated the idea and its political proponents.((See Richard Gowan, “In the U.K. Elections, a Post-Brexit Internationalist Vision Comes Into Focus”, //World Politics Review//, June 5, 2017. In Gowan’s words, “Labour offers to back a ‘U.N. Emergency Peace Service,’ which sounds very much like a standing international army. This is the sort of concept that you only promise to back if you write a manifesto believing you have no chance of victory." https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/22350/in-the-u-k-elections-a-post-brexit-internationalist-vision-comes-into-focus)) A GAPW affiliate wrote about the 'demise' of the UNEPS initiative, citing the absence of a TAN.((Annie Herro, “The Quest for a United Nations Standing Army”, Oxford Research Group, March 22, 2018. As Dr. Herro writes, “I have studied the role that a transnational advocacy network has played in contributing to the demise of the most recent proposal for a UN standing force — the UN Emergency Peace Service proposal — yet similar findings could be applied to previous proposals. ”https://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/Blog/the-quest-for-a-united-nations-standing-army)) ORG's senior fellow, Paul Rogers, proposed a compromise: a UN Standing Force, composed of national militaries, with UK forces in a lead role.((Paul Rogers, “Sustainable Security: Global Ideas for a Greater Britain”, Oxford Research Group, June 29, 2018. https://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/sustainable-security-global-ideas-for-a-greater-britain)) |