Dr. H. Peter Langille is a Canadian peace and conflict studies scholar specializing in United Nations peace operations, rapid deployment, conflict resolution, and independent analysis of defence and security policy. He holds a PhD in Peace Studies (1999) from the University of Bradford, an MA in conflict analysis from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, and a graduate diploma in peace research from the University of Oslo. He is the leading proponent of a United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS), a permanent, integrated UN first responder for complex emergencies. His 2002 book, Bridging the Commitment Capacity Gap, developed the initial concept, case, model, and plans for the service, and his 2015 book, Developing a United Nations Emergency Peace Service: Meeting Our Responsibilities to Prevent and Protect (Palgrave Macmillan), set out a detailed proposal. In 1994 and 1995 he served on the core working group of the Canadian government study Towards a Rapid Reaction Capability for the United Nations, submitted to the UN General Assembly on its fiftieth anniversary. He has also served as a country and thematic expert on UN rapid deployment for the International Peace Institute’s Providing for Peacekeeping project. Langille has designed and taught courses at the University of Western Ontario, the University of Victoria, Huron College, King’s University College, and McMaster University. He received the World Federalist Movement – Canada Hanna Newcombe Life-Time Achievement Award (2008) and a Human Security Fellowship, and in 2004 was nominated for the Pearson Peace Prize by Sir Brian Urquhart. He serves on the advisory board of World Federalist Movement – Canada and as a Senior Advisor to the Rideau Institute.
