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ID092976
Title ProperIntelligence-led peacekeeping
Other Title Informationthe United Nations stabilization mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), 2006-07
LanguageENG
AuthorDorn, A Walter
Publication2009.
Summary / Abstract (Note)In the slums of Haiti, where pistol and machete wielding gangs dominated the populace through murder, intimidation, extortion, and terror, a UN peacekeeping mission managed to established law, order, and government control. The United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti (MINUSTAH) succeeded by 'taking on' the gangs in a series of military and police 'search and arrest' operations in 2006-07. The achievement was made possible by thorough 'intelligence preparation of the environment'. This paper tells the story of the 'intelligence-led' military-police-civil operations and how they transformed the Haitian slum of Cit Soleil from a foreboding place inaccessible to police for years to one in which the UN workers could safely walk its streets. The functions, structures, problems and challenges of the mission's intelligence capability are described, especially the work of the Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC). Human intelligence proved to be key, while technologies helped considerably. Within the United Nations, intelligence remains a controversial and sensitive matter but the Haiti mission provides a valuable model of how to gather and use actionable intelligence.
`In' analytical NoteIntelligence and National Security Vol. 24, No. 6; Dec 2009: p.805 - 835
Journal SourceIntelligence and National Security Vol. 24, No. 6; Dec 2009: p.805 - 835
Key WordsIntelligence - Peacekeeping ;  United Nations Stabilization Mission ;  Haiti ;  Joint Mission Analysis Centre ;  Actionable Intelligence ;  Military - Police - Civil Operations