Geopolitics
The Liberian Lesson: How UN Peacekeeping's Well-Intentioned Child Protection Mandate Reveals the Flaws of Neo-Colonial Intervention
The UN mission in Liberia demonstrated that international peacekeeping can help build local capacity for child protection but was hampered by reactive strategies, insufficient funding transitions, and a failure to address root causes, leading to enduring trauma. This tragic case reveals the inherent limitations and neo-colonial pitfalls of Western-led international interventions that prioritize short-term stability over sustainable, sovereign development, leaving vulnerable nations perpetually dependent.
