Should NATO involve themselves in failing states and in what capacity?
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Example of a successful NATO mission: Bosnia & Herzegovina enforcing Dayton Accords; objectives were limited, clearly defined and feasible within a short timeframe while international cooperation was significantly better than it is today.
Failed mission: Afghanistan - preventing state collapse. NATO sought to defeat the Taliban and Al-Qaeda while building Afghan security forces. Objectives exceeded NATO capabilities & relied on cooperation from a deeply corrupt government that could not last without an indefinite NATO presence.
Symptoms of a failed or failing state…
-Governing authority without an effective monopoly on violence
-Severely fragile or failed economy
-Weak or non existent institutions
-High risk of, or ongoing coup, fragmentation, civil war
-Loss of control over natural resources
Given the UN’s limited capacity or inconsistent political cohesion/goals to follow through on a coherent and reliable State building project…
Would NATO be capable of establishing military stability in a conflict like Gaza (to allow a rebuilding process to begin, headed by another international collective (Arab state led/funded project)? Is its role better suited for a stabilization campaign in Sudan (to reduce armed conflict as a whole)? What purpose does it serve if it cannot challenge nuclear armed powers (Russia)?
Assuming NATO cannot sustain long term objectives, should their operations only serve the purpose of diminishing armed insurrectionists overtaking recognized/stabilized bureaucracies?
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