Mona Ali Khalil is an internationally recognized public international lawyer with 25 years of United Nations and other global experience in peacekeeping, sanctions, disarmament and counterterrorism. She holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Harvard University and a master’s degree in foreign service and a juris doctorate from Georgetown University. She is an affiliate of the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict and is a former senior legal officer in the U.N. Office of the Legal Counsel. In January 2018, Khalil founded MAKLAW.ORG, an international legal advisory and consulting service, assisting governments and nongovernmental organizations to secure their rights and fulfill their legal obligations. https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/contributor/mona-ali-khalil-passblue/rss en Protection & Peace Mon, 21 May 2018 12:10:00 +0000 Mona Ali Khalil, PassBlue https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/05/21/the-gap-between-expectation-and-performance-on-u-n-peacekeeping https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/05/21/the-gap-between-expectation-and-performance-on-u-n-peacekeeping The U.N.’s recent report on improving security for peacekeepers could actually undermine the security of both U.N. personnel and the civilians they are meant to protect, writes international lawyer Mona Ali Khalil.