Giulio Levorato is a post-doc researcher at the University of Naples L’Orientale. His research focuses on conflict management and resolution strategies adopted by various actors, such as nation states, international organizations, local minorities, and armed groups. Recently, his work has been dedicated to studying the impact of international competition on peace dynamics. He has been teaching and/or researching, among else, at the University of Genoa (Italy), the University EAN of Bogota (Colombia), the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (Switzerland), and the University Ramon Llull (Spain). He is the author of several research articles appeared in top-tier international journals.

• Introduction Part I 1. Evolution, Crisis, and Resurgence of Liberal Peacebuilding 2. The Rise of Authoritarian Conflict Management 3. Political Shocks and Liberal Decline: A Defensive Turn in a Changing Global Order 4. Strategic Inertia: The Bureaucratic Pathway for Liberal Policy Continuity Part II 5. The Sahel Conflict: Clashing Interests and Diverging Strategies 6. The UN Politics of Continuity in Action 7. The EU Politics of Continuity in Action Conclusions

Giulio Levorato is a post-doc researcher at the University of Naples L’Orientale. His research focuses on conflict management and resolution strategies adopted by various actors, such as nation states, international organizations, local minorities, and armed groups. Recently, his work has been dedicated to studying the impact of international competition on peace dynamics. He has been teaching and/or researching, among else, at the University of Genoa (Italy), the University EAN of Bogota (Colombia), the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (Switzerland), and the University Ramon Llull (Spain). He is the author of several research articles appeared in top-tier international journals.

• Introduction Part I 1. Evolution, Crisis, and Resurgence of Liberal Peacebuilding 2. The Rise of Authoritarian Conflict Management 3. Political Shocks and Liberal Decline: A Defensive Turn in a Changing Global Order 4. Strategic Inertia: The Bureaucratic Pathway for Liberal Policy Continuity Part II 5. The Sahel Conflict: Clashing Interests and Diverging Strategies 6. The UN Politics of Continuity in Action 7. The EU Politics of Continuity in Action Conclusions

Giulio Levorato is a post-doc researcher at the University of Naples L’Orientale. His research focuses on conflict management and resolution strategies adopted by various actors, such as nation states, international organizations, local minorities, and armed groups. Recently, his work has been dedicated to studying the impact of international competition on peace dynamics. He has been teaching and/or researching, among else, at the University of Genoa (Italy), the University EAN of Bogota (Colombia), the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (Switzerland), and the University Ramon Llull (Spain). He is the author of several research articles appeared in top-tier international journals.

• Introduction Part I 1. Evolution, Crisis, and Resurgence of Liberal Peacebuilding 2. The Rise of Authoritarian Conflict Management 3. Political Shocks and Liberal Decline: A Defensive Turn in a Changing Global Order 4. Strategic Inertia: The Bureaucratic Pathway for Liberal Policy Continuity Part II 5. The Sahel Conflict: Clashing Interests and Diverging Strategies 6. The UN Politics of Continuity in Action 7. The EU Politics of Continuity in Action Conclusions