International peacekeeping missions are in peril due to global geopolitical deadlock, funding issues and declining personnel numbers, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said Monday. Missions managed by the United Nations have been particularly affected, a SIPRI study said. The analysis found that just under 79,000 personnel were deployed in international peacekeeping missions at the end of 2025, its lowest point in 25 years and 49% lower than in 2016. "If things