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Military Interaction with Local Actors

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Abstract

The relationship between soldiers and local actors is key to the successful development of Peacekeeping Operations (PKO). In the last decade, an emphasis has been placed on these actors mainly local authorities, populations and NGOs-acceptance of the international missions in order to ensure greater effectiveness. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explore military actions in PKO from a micro-level, focusing on the multiple forms of interaction with those local actors from the point of view of the PKO officers. The most important conclusion drawn is, to these officers, relationships were mainly positive; which in turn provides more information on two important issues: it is possible that positive perceptions add trust to international missions and it shows a general acknowledgement of the army’s leadership role and its empathy towards local populations.

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Footnotes
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Evidence of this can be found in the variety of studies carried out on Peacekeeping Operations and the Armed Forces and society. Academic journals such as International Peacekeeping, Armed Forces and Society, Small Wars and Insurgencies or Security Dialogue and studies carried out by a variety of research groups dedicated to these issues are clear examples of the interest in this area. It is even considered that civilian-military relationships in international missions can have an impact on domestic civilian-military relationships.
 
2
NATO, 2013, Allied Joint Doctrine for Civil-Military Cooperation AJP-3.4.9 Edition A, Version 1 (Ratification Draft).
 
3
Perhaps the most negative reference is to the relationship with Serbs in Bosnia (BGR46).
 
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In the Spanish case, it is particularly significant that up to 12% of the officers interviewed indicated that “Spanish cultural idiosyncrasies” were important elements in fostering relations with local populations.
 
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Metadata
Title
Military Interaction with Local Actors
Authors
Marién Durán
Adolfo Calatrava
Copyright Year
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71714-8_5