Essays about: "MINUSMA"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word MINUSMA.

1. 1. Parallel Legitimacy Dynamics : A Comparative Case Study of Serval/Barkhane and MINUSMA

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Victoria Vargas; [2024]
   Keywords : Parallel deployments; Relational dynamics; Parallel dynamics legitimacy; Operation Serval; Operation Barkhane; MINUSMA;

   Abstract : This comparative case study examines how parallel deployments impact on UN peace operations’ legitimacy. It focuses on if and how the two French military operations, Serval and Barkhane, affected the legitimacy of MINUSMA. A theoretical framework on relational dynamics of parallel deployments and on legitimacy was established. READ MORE

3. 2. Sweden and changing UN operations : A qualitative content analysis of the Swedish government’s and parliament's approach to MINUSMA

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Anna Bernhardsson; [2023]
   Keywords : MINUSMA; Mali; constructivism; UN peace operations; Sweden; parliamentary debates; government propositions.;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate to what extent and how the normative changes in UN peace operations have left an imprint on Swedish foreign policy tradition. Departing from a constructivist point of view, this thesis explores to what extent the changing international norms on UN peace operations translate to the national level. READ MORE

4. 3. The Arab Spring, the rise of terrorism in the Sahel and the evolution of peace and counterterrorism operations in the region : A case study of Mali and neighbouring countries and how peace and counterterrorism operations adjusted to the rise of terrorism in the region

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Maria Maio; [2023]
   Keywords : terrorism; Arab Spring; Sahel; failed states; ungoverned spaces; peace and counterterrorism operations; war on terror; development-security nexuss;

   Abstract : The Arab Spring led to the overthrow of multiple authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa and to the flow of arms and fighters from Libya to Western African countries, triggering the crisis in the Sahel and altering the security landscape of the region. The Sahel, a quite stable region, became vulnerable to the rise of terrorism due to political instability, internal conflicts dynamics and power vacuum which led to ungoverned spaces to be seen as safe havens to terrorist groups. READ MORE

5. 4. ”We used to be brothers. What has happened to us?" : A qualitative case study on civilian opposition to international peacebuilding in Mali.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Regina Weckström Breidenstein; [2023]
   Keywords : International Peacebuilding; Civilian Opposition; Mali; Liberal Peace; MINUSMA; Civil War; United Nations; Hybrid Peace; Top-down Peacebuilding; Bottom-up Peacebuilding.;

   Abstract : Abstract The international UN-led peacebuilding mission MINUSMA has been deployed in Mali since 2013 and was initially rather successful. The mission managed to support the government with stabilization and a peace agreement that ended the conflict between the north and the south. READ MORE

6. 5. Why We Fight : Political Motivations and Strategic Culture in Military Operations

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Jonathan Lindqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Strategic Culture; Political Motivations; Constructivist Motivations; Rationalist Motivations; Military Operations; Nordic Small States; Sweden; Denmark;

   Abstract : States have for a long time participated in international military operations, but their reasons for contributing with military capabilities are varied. This study intends to investigate and demonstrate how military contribution is motivated in the political decision-making process to justify its necessity, and how strategic culture influences the decision. READ MORE