Tipping the scales: short-term interventions and counterinsurgency |
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Authors: | Lawrence E. Cline |
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Affiliation: | Department of International Relations, Troy University, Troy, AL, USA |
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Abstract: | Particularly in African operations, United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces have faced significant problems in restoring stability. In at least a few situations, unilateral national military interventions have been launched in the same countries. In the cases of Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire, the British and French interventions respectively played a significant role in re-establishing stability. Lessons from these operations suggest that if effective coordination and liaison channels are established, such hybrid unilateral-UN missions can in fact be more successful than “pure” peace operations. |
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Keywords: | Sierra Leone Côte d’Ivoire peacekeeping Barras Licorne military intervention |
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