MINUSMA and the United Nation’s Turn to Counter-terrorism and Counter-insurgency

• Název práce v češtině: MINUSMA a příklon OSN k proti-povstaleckým a proti-teroristickým operacím
• Název v anglickém jazyce: MINUSMA and the United Nation’s Turn to Counter-terrorism and Counter-insurgency
• Klíčová slova anglicky: MINUSMA, peacekeeping, United Nations. global war on terror, network centric warfare, counter-insurgency, couner-terrorism
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2017/2018
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra bezpečnostních studií (23-KBS)
• Vedoucí / školitel: prof. Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, Ph.D., M.A.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 13.05.2018
• Datum zadání: 13.05.2018
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 12.09.2019 00:00
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 09.07.2019
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 12.09.2019
• Oponenti: JUDr. PhDr. Tomáš Bruner, Ph.D.

Zásady pro vypracování

Topic: United Nations Peacekeeping: Turning toward Counter-insurgency and Counter-terrorism?

Thesis: Adapting to the new times and the new threat environments the UN is working in currently, Peacekeeping Operations have had to draw from past lessons learned from western COIN and CT struggles and Wars such as Iraq and Afghanistan to model more complex and robust PKOs of which MINUSMA is the best example.

Hypothesis 1: MINUSMA is a departure of what constitutes traditional Peacekeeping and the latest twist in what is known as Robust Peacekeeping

Hypothesis 2: The CT and COIN capabilities of MINUSMA can be traced to the lessons learned of Wars such as Afghanistan and Iraq



Conceptual framework: Robust Peacekeeping, Stabilization Operations, COIN

Seznam odborné literatury

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Předběžná náplň práce

This Master’s thesis will focus on the newest trends in the field of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations that are moving the organization to unknown territory by deploying in theatres where missions are faced with asymmetric threats. In this regard, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), constituted as a groundbreaking and innovative peacekeeping operation, is spearheading a realignment in peacekeeping that can potentially shape future operations to come, as mandates increasingly reflect roles in areas such as counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism. The core objective of this study will be to analyze why MINUSMA is being forced to go green while studying how it is doing so, reflecting on past experiences from other operations such as the International Stabilization Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I), that have guided changes in MINUSMA’s doctrines and capabilities.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

This Master’s thesis will focus on the newest trends in the field of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations that are moving the organization to unknown territory by deploying in theatres where missions are faced with asymmetric threats. In this regard, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), constituted as a groundbreaking and innovative peacekeeping operation, is spearheading a realignment in peacekeeping that can potentially shape future operations to come, as mandates increasingly reflect roles in areas such as counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism. The core objective of this study will be to analyze why MINUSMA is being forced to go green while studying how it is doing so, reflecting on past experiences from other operations such as the International Stabilization Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I), that have guided changes in MINUSMA’s doctrines and capabilities.