Contemporary conflicts, cross-border military operations, and the declining role of the UN

The case of Turkey and Saudi Arabia

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3894762
AutoresIsrael Nyaburi Nyadera (0000-0002-0432-6935, Department of Government and Public Administration University of Macau Taipa Macau, autor correspondente), Michael Otieno Kisaka (0000-0002-3563-2863, Department of Sociology Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey)
Ano2020
Volume29
Fascículo1
Páginas92-108
Data de publicação2020-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDigest of Middle East Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1060-4367 • E-ISSN: 1949-3606
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/dome.12206
OpenAlexW3018311992
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas37

This article examines an emerging trend of cross-border conflicts between states and non-state actors. It looks at the narratives fronted by Turkey and Saudi Arabia to justify their operations in northern Syria and Yemen, respectively. The authors argue that the increased inaction and lack of influence by the UN in response to such operations reaffirm states as the core actors in international politics and that national security and interests continue to shape the behavior of actors at the international level. The article concludes that the UN needs to adjust to the new forms of conflicts, actors, and behavior being experienced at the international level if it is to retain its relevance as an anchor of peace and international security

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