Essays about: "rebel support"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 41 essays containing the words rebel support.

  1. 11. NATURAL RESOURCES AND TERRITORIAL CONTENDERS : A Quantitative Study on the Effects of Natural Resources on Separatists’ Survival

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Mila Cekredzi; [2022]
    Keywords : territorial contenders; natural resources; survival;

    Abstract : Territorial armed conflicts contradict the rule of sovereignty and territorial integrity but are also supported by the law of self-determination. In this grey area of international politics, separatist movements have become significant drivers of armed conflict. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Re-emergence of Military Coups in Africa : An Analysis of the African Union Response to the Unconstitutional Change of Government in Chad in 2021

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Mamadou Jawo; [2022]
    Keywords : Chad; Suspend; Sanction; Intervention; Constitutive act; Pragmatism; Principle;

    Abstract : In April 2021, the military in Chad seized power upon the death of its President Idriss Deby whiles in the field fighting the rebel group Fighters of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT). By the end of 2021, soldiers had toppled elected governments in Mali, Guinea Conakry, and Sudan. READ MORE

  4. 13. Socializing Children to be Killers : How child soldiering affects violence against civilians where civilian support is low: Sierra Leone, Algeria, and Myanmar

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Olga Krakhmaleva; [2022]
    Keywords : One sided violence; violence against civilians; child soldiers; socialization; armed groups;

    Abstract : The issue of child soldiering continues to be a significant part of armed conflicts. The research on children in conflict has not fully been able to understand how children not only experience but also actively participate in war. READ MORE

  5. 14. Proxy Wars : The Effects of External Support on Multiparty Conflicts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Marcus E Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : multiparty conflict; multiparty; external support; civil war; fragmentation; machine learning; random forest;

    Abstract : How does external support affect the number of rebel groups active in a conflict? The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether there is a systematic relationship between external support and civil wars with more than one rebel group active, referred to as multiparty conflicts. Drawing on previous literature on the causes of such conflicts, I argue that external support increases the probability of multiparty conflicts by providing resources to nascent rebel groups while also causing polarization and inhibiting rebel alliances. READ MORE

  6. 15. STATE-REBEL RELATIONSHIPS AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC : Why do some rebel groups cooperate with state-led crisis response operations while the others obstruct?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Kwan Yu Queenie Law; [2022]
    Keywords : Rebel groups; Covid-19; State-rebel relationship; Taliban; Boko Haram;

    Abstract : Within the civil war literature, state-rebel relationships are traditionally understood as strictly contentious. However, empirical observations suggest that the two contending parties are not always in a state of total war and their collaboration is possible. READ MORE