SIPRI reports international peacekeeping missions face crisis from funding shortfalls and geopolitical tensions

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released a study on Monday warning that international peacekeeping missions face a critical crisis driven by funding gaps, geopolitical tensions, and declining personnel. UN-managed missions have been particularly affected, with deployed personnel falling to just under 79,000 at the end of 2025—the lowest in 25 years and 49% below 2016 levels. The institute attributed the decline to a $2 billion funding shortfall and warned that continued deterioration could lead to weaker multilateral conflict management and abandonment of international norms.