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Astuteness in Commitment, Rwanda and UN Peacekeeping 1994-2014

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Liegeois, Michel [UCL] Deltenre Damien [UCL]

This article traces Rwanda’s history under German and Belgian colonialism, through independence and genocide to international respectability and membership of the Commonwealth. It examines Rwanda’s impressive contributions to United Nations and African Union peacekeeping forces. There is no single explanation for the magnitude of Rwanda’s contribution. It owes something to Rwanda’s commitment to ‘African solutions for African problems’. Deployment is relatively cheap and allows Rwanda to use its participation for political leverage in international affairs, to attract donors and to benefit financially. Peacekeeping is a factor in the astute foreign policy of Paul Kagame’s government that enhances its authority and stability at home and its prestige abroad

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2017
Language Anglais
Journal information "The Round Table : the commonwealth journal of international affairs" - Vol. 106, no.4, p. 421-435 (2017)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Routledge (Abingdon)
issn 0035-8533
e-issn 1474-029X
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SSH/SPLE - Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe
Keywords Rwanda; Commonwealth; peacekeeping; armed forces; united nations; african union; Paul Kagame; democratic Republic of Congo
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Bibliographic reference Liegeois, Michel ; Deltenre Damien. Astuteness in Commitment, Rwanda and UN Peacekeeping 1994-2014. In: The Round Table : the commonwealth journal of international affairs, Vol. 106, no.4, p. 421-435 (2017)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/224892