From Liberal Peacebuilding to Stabilization and Counterterrorism
Since the end of the Cold War, international interventions have increasingly been deployed to deal with internal conflict. Liberal peacebuilding has been a guiding concept for many of these interventions, in particular those deployed by the UN. This article argues that liberal peacebuilding is waning in importance, both as a guiding concept and in practice. After long engagements in Afghanistan and the enduring effects of the financial crisis, Western states are shifting their strategy from liberal peacebuilding to stabilization and counterterrorism. In Africa, regional ad hoc coalitions set up to fight terrorists and other armed groups are on the rise, and progressively included in UN peacekeeping operations. To examine these shifts more closely, the article focuses on the crisis in Mali since 2012 and the growing Western security presence in neighbouring Niger. The article concludes that the turn from liberal peacebuilding to stabilization and counterterrorism is likely to be counterproductive, as it will lead to more oppressive governments and more disillusioned people joining the ranks of opposition and terrorist groups, as well as undermine the UN in general and UN peace operations in particular.
I gode og onde dager: USAs internasjonale antiterror-partnerskap
Virker mellomstatlig antiterrorsamarbeid?
Cybertryggleik og vernet av kritisk infrastruktur – eit amerikansk perspektiv
Michael Chertoff deler erfaringane sine frå tida som leiar for US Department of Homeland Security, og han skal snakke om korleis vi best mogleg kan sikre kritisk infrastruktur mot cyberangrep.
Need to have or nice to have? Nordic cooperation, NATO and the EU in Norwegian foreign, security and defence policy
Nordic-ness and Nordic values clearly are embedded in Norway's conception of its foreign policy role. Nordic cooperation is also important for seeking information about EU policies for non-EU country Norway. While supporting and participating in Nordic Defence Cooperation, Norway's NATO-membership has trumped its relations with the Nordic countries as well as with the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy. A stronger policy of self-interest facilitated by its petroleum economy has also moved Norway further away from traditional Nordic peacekeeping and towards status seeking vis-à-vis key European allies. To what extent may recent global and regional political and strategic developments forge a Nordic «turn» in Norwegian foreign and security policy? What has Nordic cooperation to offer in terms of security and international status for Norway? The Norwegian case suggests that in the field of security and defence, Nordic cooperation is «nice to have» and more important than earlier but not necessary.
Hvordan svare Russland?
Militært sett er vår sikkerhetspolitikk ingen reell trussel mot Kola og bidrar ikke til økt spenning i nord, skriver Karsten Friis i denne kronikken.
Nato-toppmøtet alle gruer seg til
Sår Donald Trump igjen tvil om USAs forpliktelser i NATO, vil det sende sjokkbølger gjennom alliansen, skrev Karsten Friis før NATO-toppmøtet i juli 2018.
KRONIKK: NATO-toppmøtet alle gruer seg til
Sår Donald Trump igjen tvil om USAs forpliktelser i NATO, vil det sende sjokkbølger gjennom alliansen.
Hybride trusler – derfor er de så vanskelige å avsløre
Les fersk analyse fra seniorforsker Patrick Cullen.
USAs partnarar i krigen mot terror - til nytte eller besvær?
Kampen mot terrorisme er bygd på samarbeid mellom statar. Korleis og kor godt fungerer dette samarbeidet?
Etter Ukraina-krisa: utfordringar og moglegheiter for nordisk forsvarssamarbeid
Tysdag 26. juni vil politikarar og embetsmenn frå dei nordiske landa diskutere utfordringar og moglegheiter for nordisk forsvarssamarbeid.