Hungarian Defence Review 2020, Nr. 1.

HDR 2020, Nr. 1, 79–85. Forum & Reviews
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Ye Yudan
THE SCENES OF FUTURE PEACEKEEPING
OPERATIONS IN THE ERA OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
DOI: 10.35926/HDR.2020.1.7
ABSTRACT: UN led peacekeeping operations began in 1948. Since then, peacekeeping
operations have gradually entered an information age that is constantly influenced
and defined by computers, the Internet, etc. The invention of computer, whether or not
its original intention is limited to the purpose of assisting human beings in numerical
calculation, will eventually lead to the generation of intelligent machines that can extend
and enhance the abilities of human beings to transform nature and govern society.
When artificial intelligence is widely used and has shaped the society into a human-computer
symbiotic society, peacekeeping operations must take the initiative to
face the new era environment which is different from the past history of human beings,
and make efforts to solve the complex problems they are facing.
KEYWORDS: peacekeeping operations, scene, era, artificial intelligence
THE ERA AND ENVIRONMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Peacekeeping operation is a great cause reflecting international solidarity and safeguarding
the common destiny of mankind. It has helped many countries falling into war to get rid
of war and achieve peace. As one of the most effective and powerful tools for the United
Nations to promote and maintain international peace and security, peacekeeping operations
provide support for the transition from crisis or state of war to political reconciliation in
war-torn areas by responding to crises and conflicts and providing basic security guarantees,
as well as helping to support new and very vulnerable state institutions in their respective
regions. However, the current peacekeeping operations face many challenges and suffer a
lot of personnel losses. On March 28, 2018, the Secretary General of the United Nations
launched the “action for peacekeeping” initiative in the Security Council, calling for “collective
action to improve United Nations peacekeeping operations”. 1 As of July 2019, 152
countries and 4 international and regional organizations have endorsed and committed to the
declaration of common commitment on United Nations peacekeeping operations. 2 The in-
1 “Secretary-General’s remarks to Security Council High-Level Debate on Collective Action to Improve UN
Peacekeeping Operations”. 28 March 2018, https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2018-03-28/secretary-generals-remarks-security-council-high-level-debate,
Accessed on 20 August 2019.
2 “Action for Peacekeeping”. https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/action-for-peacekeeping-a4p, Accessed on 20 August
2019.