Talk:Multinational Force and Observers
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Further reading references
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- D’Agostino, Joseph Anthony III (June 2024). "MFO: Tipping the Scales in Favor of Stability". Foreign Service Journal.
Summary: Reflects on the MFO's 40+ years of operations, emphasizing its role as a small but powerful stabilizing force in the Sinai and a model of U.S. diplomatic influence.
- Developments and Trends in Multilateral Peace Operations, 2024 (Report). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. May 2025.
Summary: Uses the MFO as an outlier case of a treaty‑based, non‑UN mission in comparative analysis of multilateral peace operations.
- Five Trends in UN Peace Operations and Five Calls to Action (Report). Berlin: Zentrum für Internationale Friedenseinsätze (ZIF). February 2025.
Summary: Highlights UN Security Council deadlock and contrasts it with alternative arrangements like the MFO, positioning it as a prototype for future non‑UN missions.
- The Future of Peacekeeping: New Models and Related Capabilities (Report). United Nations Department of Peace Operations. January 2025.
Summary: Reviews emerging peacekeeping models and includes the MFO as a comparative case of a successful, treaty‑anchored mission outside UN structures.
- Makdisi, Karim; Redaelli, Chiara (2024). Peacekeeping in the Middle East: Lessons and Legacies. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781137530820. Archived from the original on 3 November 2025.
Summary: Academic volume comparing the MFO with UN missions in Lebanon and the Golan Heights, framing it as a rare success story in Middle East peacekeeping.