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Over the past decades, the security situation in Somalia has been a matter of global concern. Since 1991, Somalia has remained a virtually fragmented country with de facto no proper governance. A significant part of the country’s territory, with the exception of, perhaps, only the northern regions, is subject to attacks by terrorist groups, while clan-militia groups are engaged in an armed confrontation for establishing their local control. Additional security threats are related to the “culture of violence” that has formed in the country over several decades, the massive proliferation of small arms, and border conflicts over territories and access to agricultural resources. The UN, AU, and sub-regional actors have taken a number of practical actions to resolve the internal conflict in the country and establish the national institutions that the people of Somalia need so urgently. The joint work of different peacekeeping actors in Somalia has taken the form of a “partner deployment.” This made it possible to use the potential of regional organizations comprehensively, by separating the ground-based “forceful” actions of the AU peacekeepers, the EU’s educational missions, and financial assistance from the UN and international donors. In these processes, the UN retained overall political leadership in the conflict settlement. The joint participation of the EU’s and the AU’s peacekeepers in solving problems with the local security forces’ capacity increasing with the support of the UN may indicate an expanded model of “partner deployment” of UN peacekeepers with the two most significant regional actors. With the rise in the number of peacekeeping actors, it seems advisable to introduce a universal system for coordinating efforts within a single operation in order to adapt peacekeeping practices to the conditions of modern internal conflicts.
Keywords:
UN, AU, EU, peacekeeping, partner deployment, parallel operations
DOI:
10.31132/2412-5717-2025-73-4-83-98
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For citation:
Tishkov S.A., Kharichkin I.K. (2025). UN and Regional Actors in Somalia: A Quest for New Modes of Interaction. Journal of the Institute for African Studies. Vol. 11. № 4. Pp. 83–98. https://doi.org/10.31132/2412-5717-2025-73-4-83-98
Для цитирования:
Тишков С.А., Харичкин И.К. Взаимодействие ООН и региональных акторов в Сомали: в поиске новых моделей. Ученые записки Института Африки РАН. 2025. Т. 11. № 4. С. 83–98. https://doi.org/10.31132/2412-5717-2025-73-4-83-98