Essays about: "counterinsurgency"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word counterinsurgency.
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1. The American Withdrawal from Afghanistan
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : The American war in Afghanistan is the longest war in American history, yet there has seemed to be no clear argument for continuing the war for almost two decades. Unilateral withdrawals in counterinsurgency wars are not uncommon, especially if the other party involved is viewed as nondemocratic. READ MORE
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2. AU-led Peace Operations : The Case of the AMISOM KDF’s Local Peacebuilding Engagement in Southern Somalia, Jubbaland Region
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Contemporary peace operations are deployed to increasingly complex, high-risk environments where localised armed groups, often those that can influence the trajectory of the conflict are not at the table, at the same time militaries are mandated to facilitate social, economic and political transformative processes in recovered areas. By the opening of the twenty-first century, the distinction between peacebuilding and military interventions converged both in policy and practice and increasing pressure are placed on the troop contributing countries to adapt to the dynamics of ‘multidimensional peace operations’. READ MORE
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3. Preventing or redirecting violence : A study on violence against United Nations peacekeeping operations in the presence of other third-party military operatons
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : United nations peacekeeping is a contentious issue. What is mostly agreed on though, is thatthe brave men and women around the world risking their lives in peacekeeping missions around the world deserve the best security and protection the international community can offer. READ MORE
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4. AU-Led Peace Operations : The Case of the AMISOM KDF’s Local Peacebuilding Engagement in Southern Somalia, Jubbaland Region
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Contemporary peace operations are deployed to increasingly complex, high-risk environments where localised armed groups, often those that can influence the trajectory of the conflict are not at the table, at the same time militaries are mandated to facilitate social, economic and political transformative processes in recovered areas. By the opening of the twenty-first century, the distinction between peacebuilding and military interventions converged both in policy and practice and increasing pressure are placed on the troop-contributing countries to adapt to the dynamics of ‘multidimensional peace operations. READ MORE
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5. Costly victories? : The dynamics of territorial control and insurgent violence against civilians within civil war
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Limited systematic research has investigated how conflict events shape the spatial-temporal variation of insurgent violence against civilians. Although previous research has investigated how degrees of territorial control relate to general levels of violence against civilians, it remains largely an open question how the dynamics within territorial control determine violence against civilians by insurgents. READ MORE
