Peace operations / Comment
South American Intervention in Haiti
20/04/2007 By Monica Hirst
There are many foreign policy issues which do not have a military dimension, just as several defense issues lack a diplomatic component. The relationship between both policy areas represents a peculiar characteristic of peacekeeping operations, opening the door for a series of political questions.
These will be explored within an analysis of the participation of South American countries – in a series of political questions: what are the motivations (why) and modalities (how) that influence some countries to participate in a UN mission.
Lastly, there is the result (impact) of this participation on the foreign and defense policies from a regional perspective. This result varies according to the type of commitment made by each country.
Even when similar motivations and results can be identified, it does not mean that a regional policy to face the new issues of the global security agenda is being formulated.
These issues will be discussed when focusing upon the participation of South American countries – in particular Argentina, Brazil and Chile – in Haiti, after the MINUSTAH has been launched.
This participation coincides with a tendency to rely upon regional-oriented initiatives to face situations of institutional collapse and severe humanitarian crises.
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Keywords
Argentina Brazil Chile Haiti Latin America & Caribbean Peacekeeping Security UNRelated publications
Bio author: Monica Hirst
She is an historian and political scientist specializing, among other issues, in peace and security.
