Global Governance, Migration, Power & Security Perry World House hosts event on the history and future of U.N. peacekeeping missions

William Lacy Swing, former United States ambassador and diplomat, spoke about the history and controversies surrounding United Nations peacekeeping missions at a Perry World House event Wednesday night.

Swing was the Special Representative of the Secretary General to the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he led the largest U.N. peacekeeping mission in history between 2003 and 2008. In a discussion with Penn Political Science professor Nicholas Sambanis, Swing discussed his personal insights on the successes and challenges of U.N. peacekeeping missions.

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