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casquebleu.org was created by Eugene Chen in 2018.

Biography

Eugene Chen is director of the Prevention and Peacebuilding program at the NYU Center on International Cooperation. His research focuses on the interplay of substantive policy, intergovernmental politics, and bureaucratic processes in United Nations peace and security efforts.

Prior to joining the Center on International Cooperation, Eugene worked as a consultant on issues such as peacebuilding financing, United Nations transitions, and climate action in United Nations peace operations. He previously worked in the United Nations Secretariat in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti, the Department of Field Support, and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Earlier in his career, Eugene served as lead negotiator for the U.S. Government at the United Nations on subjects including peacekeeping financing and cross-cutting policy issues, the scales of assessments, and institutional reform.

Over the course of his career, Eugene spearheaded several major reforms and policy initiatives at the UN, including the establishment of the current personnel reimbursement framework in peace operations (General Assembly resolution 67/261), the 2019 management reforms (A/72/492, ST/SGB/2013/4/Amend. 1, and ST/SGB/2019/2), liquidity measures to improve the financial situation of peacekeeping operations (reflected in A/73/809), providing the Peacebuilding Fund with access to assessed contributions (A/76/732), and enhancing the support and funding to African Union-led peace support operations (S/2023/303). Eugene also played an important role in the design and implementation of other policy initiatives, such as the follow-up to the 2015 High-level Panel on Peace Operations (A/70/357–S/2015/682) and the 2019 restructuring of the peace and security architecture (A/72/525).

Eugene is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and senior fellow with the Global Center on Cooperative Security. He holds both a BA in Government and an MPA from Cornell University.

Publications

Chapters in edited volumes

• Chen, Eugene and Katharina Coleman. “Reinvigorating UN Peacekeeping.” In Reinvigorating the UN, edited by Markus Kornprobst and Slawomir Redo. Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032707648-10

Book reviews

• Chen, E. (2024). Blue helmet bureaucrats: United Nations peacekeeping and the reinvention of colonialism, 1945–1971: by Margot Tudor, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2023, 310 pp., £85.00, ISBN 9781009264921. International Peacekeeping, 32(1), 156–158. https://doi-org.proxy.library.nyu.edu/10.1080/13533312.2024.2394871

Reports and short articles

2025

• Chen, Eugene. "Preparing for the Worst Case for UN Assessed Funding Under Trump 2.0". New York University Center on International Cooperation, 21 February 2025. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/preparing-for-the-worst-case-for-un-assessed-funding-under-trump-2-0/

2024

• Chen, Eugene. "What Might Be in Store for the United Nations under a Second Trump Presidency?" IPI Global Observatory, 21 November 2024. https://theglobalobservatory.org/2024/11/what-might-be-in-store-for-the-united-nations-under-a-second-trump-presidency/

• Chen, Eugene. "A New Vision for Peace Operations (Or how I learned to stop worrying and love Christmas tree mandates)". New York University Center on International Cooperation, 3 October 2024. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/a-new-vision-for-peace-operations/

• Chen, Eugene. "Easier Said than Done: Overcoming Coherence Challenges Within the United Nations System". New York University Center on International Cooperation, 17 September 2024. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/overcoming-coherence-challenges-within-the-un/

• Chen, Eugene. "The Liquidity Crisis at the United Nations: How We Got Here and Possible Ways Out". New York University Center on International Cooperation, 19 August 2024. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/the-liquidity-crisis-at-the-united-nations-how-we-got-here-and-possible-ways-out/

• Chen, Eugene. "Gaza: Assessing Options for the UN's Role for the Day After". New York University Center on International Cooperation, 23 May 2024. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/gaza-assessing-options-for-the-uns-role-for-the-day-after/

• Chen, Eugene. “Sorry, Ambassador Bolton. U.S. membership in the UN is burden-sharing at its best”. New York University Center on International Cooperation, 11 March 2024. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/sorry-ambassador-bolton-us-membership-at-the-un-is-burden-sharing-at-its-best/

• Chen, Eugene. “Next Steps on the Financing of African Peace Support Operations: Unpacking Security Council Resolution 2719 (2023)”. New York University Center on International Cooperation, 15 February 2024. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/next-steps-on-the-financing-of-african-peace-support-operations/

• Chen, Eugene, Dawit Yohannes, Meressa K. Dessu, Emmaculate Liaga, Tsion Belay. “A New Approach to United Nations Peace Operations: Pathways for Demand-Driven Interventions”. New York University Center on International Cooperation, 8 February 2024. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/a-new-approach-to-united-nations-peace-operations-pathways-for-demand-driven-interventions/

• Chen, Eugene. “How can the UN Best Support Kenya’s Mission to Haiti? Delay Provides Time to Reflect”. IPI Global Observatory, 31 January 2024. https://theglobalobservatory.org/2024/01/how-can-the-un-best-support-kenyas-mission-to-haiti-delay-provides-time-to-reflect/

2023

• Chen, Eugene. “Not a Silver Bullet: The Push for Assessed Contributions for African-led Peace Support Operations”. New York University Center on International Cooperation, 16 November 2023. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/not-a-silver-bullet-the-push-for-assessed-contributions-for-african-led-peace-support-operations/

• Chen, Eugene. “The MINUSMA Liquidation Process Unpacked”. IPI Global Observatory, 24 July 2023. https://theglobalobservatory.org/2023/07/the-minusma-liquidation-process-unpacked/

• Chen, Eugene, Sarah Cliffe, Daniel Friedman, Bojan Francuz, Céline Monnier, Margaret Williams. “Managing Opportunities, Challenges, and Expectations for the New Agenda for Peace”. New York University Center on International Cooperation, 17 May 2023. https://cic.nyu.edu/resources/managing-opportunities-challenges-and-expectations-for-the-new-agenda-for-peace/

• Chen, Eugene and Flora McCrone. “Renewable Energy & the United Nations: A Green Spark for Peace in South Sudan”. Stimson Center, 6 February 2023. https://www.stimson.org/2023/renewable-energy-and-the-united-nations-a-green-spark-for-peace-in-south-sudan/

2022

• Chen, Eugene. "Expanded Regular Budget Funding and a Grant-Making Mandate for UNOCT". Global Center on Cooperative Security, August 2022. https://www.globalcenter.org/resource/expanded-regular-budget-funding-and-a-grant-making-mandate-for-unoct/

• Aynte, Abdi and Eugene Chen. “Powering Ahead: The United Nations and Somalia’s Renewable Energy Opportunity”. Stimson Center, 17 March 2022. https://www.stimson.org/2022/powering-ahead-the-united-nations-and-somalias-renewable-energy-opportunity/

2021

• Chen, Eugene. “Financing for Peacebuilding in Peace Operations and Transition Contexts”. Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping & Peacebuilding, 28 October 2021. https://www.cccpa-eg.org/publications-details/979

Interviews

• 21 Feb 2025: As the US cedes multilateral space, Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi turns on the charm (Straits Times) - https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/as-the-us-cedes-multilateral-space-chinese-fm-wang-yi-turns-on-the-charm
• 25 Jan 2025: The U.N.'s Magical Thinking about Trump's Return (Foreign Policy) - https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/08/united-nations-trump-return/
• 17 Dec 2024: トランプ氏に警戒強める国連　支援縮小の恐れ、識者「難しい4年に」(Asahi Shimbun) - https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASSDG4WDWSDGUHBI010M.html
• 04 Dec 2024: African-led peacekeeping fills a UN-sized hole (The New Humanitarian) - https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2024/12/04/african-led-peacekeeping-fills-un-sized-hole
• 25 Jun 2024: Foreign Police Officers Land on the Ground in Haiti (New York Times) - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/world/americas/haiti-kenya-police-gangs.html
• 05 Dec 2023: On the Ground in Wars and Disasters, the U.N. Plays a Vital Role (New York Times) - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/world/middleeast/united-nations-war-gaza-israel.html
• 22 Aug 2022: U.N. Faces Record Humanitarian Aid Shortfall — but Not for Ukrainians (New York Times) - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/world/middleeast/humanitarian-aid-gap-un.html