Essays about: "peacekeeping"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 122 essays containing the word peacekeeping.

1. 6. Attempting to Serve with Pride and Dignity: A Discourse Analysis Exploring Swedish Peacekeepers' Pre-Mission Education on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Elsa Hilltorp; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish Armed Forces; Case Study; Peacekeeping; Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; Discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The United Nations peacekeeping operations is a unique global partnership to maintain international peace and security. However, several reports in the last three decades show allegations of peacekeeper soldiers sexually exploiting and abusing the civilians of host nations. READ MORE

3. 7. "Another taboo has fallen" : Navigating the European Peace Facility post the Russian aggression against Ukraine

   University essay from

   Author : Alfred Häger; [2023]
   Keywords : CFSP; EPF; European Union; Ukraine; Pattern Matching;

   Abstract : In March 2021, the EU launched the European Peace Facility (EPF), a financial instrument that allows the EU to commonly fund peacekeeping and military missions. However, following the Russian aggression against Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022, the EPF has primarily been used to provide Ukraine with lethal military equipment. READ MORE

4. 8. 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. 9. Foreign Aid And Peacekeeping : A quantitative study on peacekeeping contributions between 1990-2019,evaluating the link between ODA and troop contributions

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

   Author : Qadir Malik; [2023]
   Keywords : Foreign Aid; UN Peacekeeping; Troop Allocations; Military Engagement; International Relations;

   Abstract : This thesis considers whether donor countries that contribute with foreign aid to a recipientcountry also contribute with peacekeeping troops. The question is premised on the idea thatforeign aid serves as a proxy for national interest. READ MORE

6. 10. Economic Recovery - Solidifying Peace? Quantifying the intersection of UN Peacekeeping Exit Points, Economic Recovery, and Conflict Recurrence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : August Juston; [2023]
   Keywords : Economic Recovery; Conflict Recurrence; United Nations Peacekeeping Operations; State Capacity; Peacekeeping Exit Strategies; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : According to the UCDP database, roughly 60% of all armed conflicts between 1944 and 2016 have recurred, an issue which has become increasingly incorporated into the framework of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Economist Paul Collier has theorized upon the importance of economic recovery for building sustainable peace, proposing that economic recovery should be the true exit point of UN peacekeepers. READ MORE