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Twenty-First Century Military Multilateralism: "Messy" and With Unintended Consequences
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Abstract The current century has witnessed several high-profile Western military interventions in developing countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Mali/West Africa are well-known examples. All three were initiated unilaterally by the US or France but were soon supplemented with multilateral missions which operat... view more
The current century has witnessed several high-profile Western military interventions in developing countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Mali/West Africa are well-known examples. All three were initiated unilaterally by the US or France but were soon supplemented with multilateral missions which operated in parallel with the unilateral intervention force, giving them a "messy" appearance. In the three cases, the foreign policy decision-makers in the US and France reacted mainly to domestic stimuli, most evidently in the case of the US, where revenge for 9/11 was a strong motive. Like-minded partners in NATO and troops from developing countries shared the burdens of the US and France and gave legitimacy to the military interventions. The consequences of the interventions were not that they contributed to stability. Rather they supported the incumbent elites, as they were able to avoid launching economic and political reform. The lack of reform undermined the prospects for stability.... view less
Keywords
West Africa; Afghanistan; Iraq; Mali; military intervention; conflict mediation; multilateralism
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Afghanistan; Iraq; Mali; West Africa; conflict management; multilateralism; terrorism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 15-24
Journal
Politics and Governance, 10 (2022) 2
Issue topic
Developing Countries and the Crisis of the Multilateral Order
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed