Understanding the Performance, Survival and Collapse of African Ad Hoc Military Coalitions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12976322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gordon D Cummings (0000-0003-2912-8908, Cardiff University, corresponding author), Roel van der Velde (0000-0002-9259-6547, Cardiff University), Tony Chafer (0000-0003-3116-8490, University of Portsmouth) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 87-114 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1939-2206 • E-ISSN: 1939-2214 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19392206.2024.2366721 |
| OpenAlex | W4400098076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 33 |
This article provides a comparative study of two ad hoc coalitions: the Multinational Joint Task Force, which has endured, and the G5 Sahel Joint Force, which has collapsed. To explain these divergent outcomes, we assess their performance capabilities and review the ‘classic account’ of their (under)performance, which focuses on the role of external support in sustaining coalitions. We then use an organised hypocrisy lens to show how external funding only ensures a coalition’s sustainability if, firstly, political relations between participating countries and between them and donors align; and secondly, the decoupling between discourse and performance does not become too great
Criminology · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Post-hoc analysis · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Medicine
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Ad hoc coalitions
The Consequences of Decision-Making
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Sovereignty
The relationship between the G5 Sahel Joint Force and external actors
The G5 Sahel
Military ad hoc coalitions and functional differentiation in inter-organisational relations
Regional Cooperation in West Africa
(Dis)utilities of Force in a Postcolonial Context
Practicing mission command for future battlefield challenges
The impact of external support on coalition efficiency
The Multi-National Joint Task Force and the G5 Sahel Joint Force
Ad-hoc Security Initiatives, an African response to insecurity
US hegemony and the World Bank
Ad hoc coalitions and institutional exploitation in international security
The AU Task Forces
Contester la France
How and Why States Defect from Contemporary Military Coalitions
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Organizing for performance
Peacekeeping
Franco-Nigerian détente? Nigeria, France and the Francophone states of the Lake Chad region in the era of the Boko Haram terrorism
Organised hypocrisy in the African Union
Exploring lapses in West Africa's security architecture and their implications for regional security
Multinational Joint Task Force's counterinsurgency in the Lake Chad Basin and the consequences of Chadian exit for the Northeast, Nigeria
Security force assistance to Cameroon
Disentangling the security traffic jam in the Sahel
How ad hoc coalitions deinstitutionalize international institutions
Nigerian Troops in the War Against Boko Haram
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |