ABSTRACT
This chapter goes deeper into the question of how the protracted and multilayered war in Ukraine could be resolved by employing international organisations and the United Nations (UN) in particular. UN-run temporal international administrations (TIAs) have been used in recent decades as a provisional measure to address a multitude of issues behind conflicts, including human rights violations and atrocities, minority rights, inequality, and crimes. Judicial reforms, peacebuilding and reconstruction, police reforms, and military training have been used in TIAs to build stability and conditions for a more peaceful society. This kind of TIA model could also be used in Ukraine. Our point is that territorialisation of the conflict – including through proposals about land for peace – can hinder a sustainable peace process. Finally, we discuss briefly the tentative suggestions for a peace process that the Trump administration has made public by February 2025.
