UN Peacekeeping Operations and the Protection of Civilians

Foley, Conor

doi:10.1017/9781108236126

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“…As such, states receive mandates from the international community through its authorized bodies, notably the UNSC to intervene militarily in a conflict (Kolb, 2004). Hence, the legality of humanitarian interventions is confirmed when such interventions conform to the procedures enshrined in the UN Charter (Foley, 2017). The UN Charter in Chapter VII, articles 39, 40, and 41 spells out certain principles and conditions which must to be fulfilled before states can intervene militarily in other states.…”

Section: Humanitarian Interventions and The Un Chartermentioning

confidence: 94%

International Law and Humanitarian Intervention in the Syrian Civil War: The Role of the United States

Ogunnowo

Chidozie

2020

SAGE Open

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This article interrogates the legality of American interventions in the Syrian conflict. The Syrian civil war stands as one of the most controversial conflicts of the 21st century, owing to the mass destruction of lives and properties and the multiplicity of interventions which have created numerous strands of the conflict. The United States as one of the intervening powers has shown support for the rebel forces geared at toppling the Assad government. The research adopts the qualitative method and utilizes the case study research design. The research makes use of secondary data as derived from academic journals, books, book chapters, newspapers, and so on and analyzes these data through the use of thematic analysis. The findings of the study reveal that the interventions of the United States are not legal. The study also finds that the United States possesses certain strategic interests in the Syrian conflict which it aims to achieve.

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Section: Humanitarian Interventions and The Un Chartermentioning

confidence: 94%

International Law and Humanitarian Intervention in the Syrian Civil War: The Role of the United States

Ogunnowo

Chidozie

2020

SAGE Open

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“…Moreover, blue is imbued with more specific security meanings. As epitomized by the flag of the United Nations and the helmets of its peacekeepers, blue is traditionally identified as the colour of peace (Foley, 2017). In addition, it is usually seen as the colour of policing, as testified by most police uniforms and vehicles worldwide (Johnson, 2005).…”

Section: Logo Semiotics: a Peircean Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Private military and security companies’ logos: Between camouflaging and corporate socialization

Cusumano

2020

Security Dialogue

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International relations scholarship has paid insufficient attention to security providers’ tendency to emulate the visual attributes of other actors in an attempt to (re)construct their identities and increase their legitimacy by signalling adherence to prevailing norms. Research on the discourses deployed by private military and security companies (PMSCs), for instance, has relied almost exclusively on the analysis of written documents. This article argues that even basic visual units like logos serve as windows into the genealogy and evolution of the international market for force. By combining insights from Peircean semiotics and institutionalist theory, I show that PMSCs’ logos are not only marketing tools, but also symbolic acts that shed light upon the shifting identities and legitimization strategies of the international private security industry. Specifically, I argue that PMSCs’ logos can be conceptualized as forms of camouflaging, blame-shifting, mirroring and socialization into corporate identities. These overlapping processes have reshaped the international private security industry brandscape, informing a shift away from the use of logos displaying symbols and colours borrowed from military visual identity systems.

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“…At the national level, this is done through suppressing rebellious groups by national military and police forces. At the international level, UN and regional forces are deployed for one of three purposes: to stop immediate violence, to help recasting the institutions of the society, or to provide protection and the basic necessities of life, often through the establishment of safe havens (Foley, 2017). Depending on the requirements of a given situation, one or another of the above approaches is chosen, or they can be combined if needed.…”

Section: Intra-state Conflict Resolutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Etnik Milliyetçiliğin Yükselişi, Devlet-İçi Çatışmalar ve Çatışma Çözümü

Yılmaz

2018

TESAM Akademi Dergisi

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This article aims to discuss the rise of ethnic nationalism and related intra-state conflicts in the post-Cold War era, also attempting to come up with some recommendations for the resolution of such conflicts. By looking through major ethnopolitical conflicts around the globe and trying to find out some main points in common, the study reaches the conclusion that these conflicts are, in general, associated with, but not limited to, restrictions of ethnic identity, legal, economic and cultural discrimination, antidemocratic regimes, unfavorable economic conditions, collapse of state authority, and international support. The study also reveals that ethnopolitical conflicts cannot be resolved through force only. Although a reasonable use of force may be functional in terms of stopping immediate violence and providing a cooling-off period for negotiations, multi-level efforts are said to be needed by domestic and international actors to be responsive to the underlying causes of intra-state conflicts discussed in detail.

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UN Peacekeeping Operations and the Protection of Civilians

Cited by 21 publications

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International Law and Humanitarian Intervention in the Syrian Civil War: The Role of the United States

International Law and Humanitarian Intervention in the Syrian Civil War: The Role of the United States

Private military and security companies’ logos: Between camouflaging and corporate socialization

Etnik Milliyetçiliğin Yükselişi, Devlet-İçi Çatışmalar ve Çatışma Çözümü

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