Introduction:

the implementation of peace through the international institutional system set up at the end of the Second World War became visible mainly through the peacekeeping operations of the United Nations (UN), the institution responsible for guaranteeing peace and security at global level. Objective: Propose a structuring of peacekeeping operations as socio-political laboratories, based on the cases of Haiti and Timor-Leste. Methodology: a qualitative approach is used, based on a documentary review of primary and secondary sources in the context of peace and conflict studies, particularly in relation to peacekeeping operations. Conclusions: the findings suggest an exhaustion in the implementation of peacekeeping operations in their current form. There is a trend towards the creation of more Special Political Missions or similar figures for conflict management, as they involve more limited deployments. It is suggested that these new missions should also be structured as socio-political laboratories.

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