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Peace Enforcement in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Reflections on the Force Intervention Brigade

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dc.contributor.author Mhango, George Abel
dc.contributor.author Kithatu-Kiwekete, Angelita
dc.date.accessioned 2023-09-19T09:52:05Z
dc.date.available 2023-09-19T09:52:05Z
dc.date.issued 2023-09-01
dc.identifier.citation Mhango, G.A., & Kithatu-Kiwekete, A. (2023) 'Peace enforcement in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Reflections on the Force Intervention Brigade', Strategic Review for Southern Africa, 45(1), 28-48. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35293/srsa.v45i1.4016 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1013-1108
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.35293/srsa.v45i1.4016
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mzuni.ac.mw/handle/123456789/479
dc.description Licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license en_US
dc.description.abstract In the past two decades, the world has witnessed a speedy evolution of peacekeeping mandates. In Africa, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the biggest testing ground where United Nations missions have transformed from traditional peacekeeping to a novel complex of peacekeeping and peace enforcement. The crescendo of this evolution is exemplified by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2098 that authorized, within MONUSCO, a Force Intervention Brigade to neutralize all armed groups working contrary to the objectives of peace and stability in the eastern part of the country. This paper assesses the Force Intervention Brigade in order to determine whether it's operations have matched the expectations set by its proponents. It argues that, against the promise, FIB operations have been impeded by political and strategic factors which have far-reaching implications in the form and structure of future peace operations on the African continent. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship This study was supported by the Social Science Research Council (USA) through the African Peacebuilding Network collaborative grant. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Strategic Review for Southern Africa en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Volume 45;Issue 1
dc.subject Peace operations en_US
dc.subject Peacekeeping en_US
dc.subject United Nations Security Council en_US
dc.subject Southern African Development Community en_US
dc.subject SADC en_US
dc.subject African Union en_US
dc.subject AU en_US
dc.subject International Conference on the Great Lakes Region en_US
dc.subject ICGLR en_US
dc.subject Conflict studies en_US
dc.subject Peace studies en_US
dc.subject Defence and security en_US
dc.subject Protection of civilians en_US
dc.subject Human security en_US
dc.subject Disarmament, demobilisation, reintegration en_US
dc.subject DDR en_US
dc.title Peace Enforcement in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Reflections on the Force Intervention Brigade en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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