Essays about: "civil-military relations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words civil-military relations.

1. 1. Galli Non Grata in Mali? Explaining why France left Mali in August 2022

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Julyan Paillard Borg; [2024]
   Keywords : Sahel; Mali; France; Russia; Operation Barkhane; Task Force Takuba; Coup d’État; transition; jihadist; civil-military relations.;

   Abstract : Based on the understanding that Mali and Russia will be unable to contain the jihadist security threat in Mali, this paper explains why France withdrew from Mali in 2022 and why the latter intensified its cooperation with Russia. Existing literature points to operational obstacles and grievances directed towards France’s presence in Mali, however, it falls short of explaining whether these are explanatory for France’s withdrawal, or why France wouldn’t have left earlier considering these hurdles. READ MORE

3. 2. Concordance and the risk of military intervention in post-military states : A comparative case study of Indonesia and Myanmar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Elvira Svenheim Paldanius; [2023]
   Keywords : civil-military relations; military coup; civilian control; concordance theory; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Indonesia;

   Abstract : The 2021 military coup in Myanmar is part of a much bigger trend towards democratic regression in Southeast Asia where military influence has played an important role. Previous research on the SEA region suggests that the citizenry has been overlooked in understanding how civil-military relations have been shaped. Rebecca L. READ MORE

4. 3. Civil-Military Relationship within the Eritrean Armed Forces

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Abel Sium; [2023]
   Keywords : Civil-military relationship; Eritrea; Armed conflicts; Eritrean armed forces; Gross human rights abuses;

   Abstract : Since the inception of the modern state, civil-military relationships have been an important and critical factor of stability for the state. The nature and quality of the relationship between the civilian and military leaders can assist a state with bringing forth a peaceful environment or plaguing the citizens of that state with endless suffering which is synonymous with armed conflicts. READ MORE

5. 4. Protector or oppressor? : A comparative case study of internal conflict and military influence in Myanmar and the Philippines

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Beatrice Chamberlain; [2020]
   Keywords : civil-military relations; military influence; military intervention; internal conflict; internal threat; Myanmar; Philippines;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to test the causal connection between internal security threats and political intervention by the military in states which have recently transitioned to democracy. In order to investigate this, a comparative case study is conducted between the recent case of Myanmar and the case of the Philippines in the 1980s with the aim of investigating how the presence of internal conflict in the two countries has impacted the level of military influence post-transition. READ MORE

6. 5. Determinants of violence and escalation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sebastian Nilsson Qvist; [2019]
   Keywords : Militarized interstate disputes; civil-military relations; praetorianism; conflict behavior; conflict decision-making.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Democratic peace theory, or DPT, has in recent academic studies had its explanatory power and validity questioned and examined. One of the contenders against DPT is civil-military relations. READ MORE