Twenty-First Century Military Multilateralism: “Messy” and With Unintended Consequences

• Published in: Politics and governance Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 15 - 24
• Main Author: Olsen, Gorm Rye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lisbon Cogitatio Press 01.06.2022; Cogitatio
• Subjects: afghanistan; Conflict management; Cooperation; Decision makers; Developing countries; Elites; Foreign policy; International relations; Intervention; iraq; LDCs; Legitimacy; mali; Military engagements; Multilateralism; Political change; Prospects; Reforms; Revenge; September 11 terrorist attacks-2001; terrorism; Unilateralism; west africa; France; United States > US

The current century has witnessed several high-profile Western military interventions in developing countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Mali/West Africa are well-known examples. All three were initiated unilaterally by the US or France but were soon supplemented with multilateral missions which operat...