Erica Gaston

Conflict, human rights, justice, Afghanistan, MENA. Senior Advisor @UNUCPR. Non-resident scholar @CarnegieEndow & @gppi. Views my own. Retweets ≠ endorsements

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

When the U.S. amped up the Board of Peace in January, I argued that it couldn't rival the UN.

But now it seems the Board has a financial crisis and can't launch a new peace operation.

So, actually, it is doing a really great UN imitation. Well done!

https://t.co/Z6Edqg6yqD

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

Bottom line: while these past examples do not prescribe what the GA will do going forward, they offer a sense of the scope for action possible under the Charter. For further reading on this theme, 👉👉 https://t.co/ncaIrBqab5

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

At a time of worsening conflict and gridlock in the Security Council, can other multilateral institutions step in? This analysis of past General Assembly responses to crisis situations (a follow-up to a 2024 Handbook - link 👇) suggests yes!

[UN University Centre for Policy Research @UNUCPR]

The Charter of the United Nations empowers the General Assembly to play a key role in maintaining international peace and security, complementing the Security Council.

This report analyzes how the GA has responded to conflict and crisis situations 📘 🔗 https://t.co/nDKOk7RyTp

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

The report also covers new thematic areas (humanitarian action, conflict financing) and incorporates additional geographic case studies (Syria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sudan) that were not in the 2024 Handbook.

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

As conflict has been escalating in #SouthSudan, UN resources have been going the opposite way- a de facto transition triggered not by strategic decisions but global budget slashing (#UN80). Reflections @UNUCPR from my recent trip: https://t.co/Qt1PBx2t19

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

View from 3rd Ave as dignitaries head for the UN this morning for the first day of open debate at #UNGA2025 #UNGA80

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

For background on today's Palestine and '2-state solution' conference, check out the summary of #GeneralAssembly efforts on this issue over history, part of a @UNUCPR overview of GA peace & security activities in 79th session: https://t.co/kaYJlM6tDv

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

Recognition of the State of Palestine and Gaza-related issues are likely to dominate #UNGA2025 & the 80th session. For background, check out 👀 our new brief on the General Assembly's engagement on peace & security issues in the 79th session: https://t.co/Nx7oyuczSU

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

#BREAKING
General Assembly ADOPTS resolution on the participation by the State of Palestine during its eightieth session.

Voting result
In Favor: 145
Against: 5
Abstain: 6

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

With all eyes on #Gaza before this year's #UNGA2025 meeting, what could the UN #GeneralAssembly actually do (legally) to respond -- deploy peacekeepers? support aid convoys? All unpacked here 👇👇 https://t.co/dOgdUw65MV

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

Exciting new research call for proposals related to policy responses and tools in borderlands/cross-border scenarios. Check it out 👇👇

[XCEPT Research @XCEPT_Research]

📢New research call: How do policy tools shape conflict economies in borderlands?
🌍 Focus: horn of Africa, Sahel, Middle East, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Myanmar
💰up to £120k |🕒12 months
📅deadline: 17 sept 2025 | 10:00 BST
🔗https://t.co/J1NRrX8lOu
#conflictresearch #globalsouth

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

Just launched 2025 PBF Thematic Review on YPS today with some amazing youth peacebuilders & one of my stellar youth research team, @imanekarimou. Read more, inc. youth-led cohort case studies on NAPs, intersectional approaches, climate & more 👇👇https://t.co/hffBNOplwf @UNUCPR

[United Nations Peacebuilding and Peace Support @UNPeacebuilding]

🚨 Just launched: The 2025 Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) Thematic Review on Youth, Peace & Security (YPS)!
It outlines best practices & lessons learned on youth engagement in peacebuilding.
w/ @imanekarimou @Dabokunda @ericagaston @bhassanoxon @bjw_williams Dr. Willibald Zeck

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

For those interested in how peacebuilding is advancing the YPS agenda, join us in just under an hour for the launch of the 2025 PBF Thematic Review on Youth Peace and Security: https://t.co/uThZUZ6YH3

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

Excited to be back in Iraqi Kurdistan for 2 days of lively discussion on politics, security and other critical governance issues in Iraq and the region #suliforum25

[American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) @auisofficial]

AUIS and IRIS are honored to welcome Dr. @ericagaston, Senior Policy Advisor and Head of the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme at @UNUCPR, at the 9th Sulaimani Forum.

#AUIS #IRIS #suliforum25

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

Honored that my book Illusions of Control - on US support for militias and rebel forces in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan -- was short-listed for the 2025 CRS Book Prize. Available here for those interested: https://t.co/28g2GmZXDW

[The Conflict Research Society @CRS_INFO]

(1/5) We are excited to announce the 2025 CRS Book Prize short list, highlighting exceptional authors in conflict and peace studies: Jerome Drevon, Erica L. Gaston, Anita R. Gohdes, and Adam Lichtenheld. Find more about their books in the upcoming posts!

https://t.co/sgayC2ZXQ8

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

As we gear up for the 2025 PBAR, some thoughts on the Peacebuilding Commission's "advisory role" and how to get the most out of it (hint: not by focusing on the Security Council)

[UN University Centre for Policy Research @UNUCPR]

How could the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review lead to more coherent, stronger responses for #UNpeacebuilding?

Looking to the Peacebuilding Commission's relationship with the General Assembly is one place to start.

Erica Gaston explains why: https://t.co/g1yGDLrovR

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

Coming up on 20 years from the Battle of Fallujah during the #Iraq War: join me in this @QuincyInst event tomorrow to reflect on the legacy for #IHL and conflict today: https://t.co/rtFtWsWdDJ

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

Starting in an hour 👇👇 Please join me for a discussion of US proxies in the Middle East and Afghanistan, efforts to control them, and dilemmas in US security policy

[Future Security at New America @NewAmericaISP]

Join us November 14th for a discussion with @ericagaston on her new book "Illusions of Control"
https://t.co/CL3LEeAqo7

[Erica Gaston @ericagaston]

Join me tomorrow (Nov. 13) at noon ET for a discussion with @peterbergencnn and @NewAmerica on my book "Illusions of Control," reflecting on US proxy strategies and policy dilemmas in the Middle East, and Afghanistan:
https://t.co/mMyTdqRJ0t