Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd ORCA
Online Research @ Cardiff 
WelshClear Cookie - decide language by browser settings

Understanding the performance, survival and collapse of African ad hoc military coalitions

Cumming, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2912-8908, Van Der Velde, Roel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9259-6547 and Chafer, Tony 2024. Understanding the performance, survival and collapse of African ad hoc military coalitions. African Security 17 (1-2) , pp. 87-114. 10.1080/19392206.2024.2366721
Item availability restricted.

[thumbnail of Understanding the Performance, Survival and Collapse of African Ad Hoc Military Coalitions.pdf] PDF - Accepted Post-Print Version
Restricted to Repository staff only until 26 December 2026 due to copyright restrictions.
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial.

Download (440kB)

Abstract

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.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Published Online
Status: Published
Schools: Modern Languages
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN: 1939-2206
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 11 June 2024
Date of Acceptance: 7 June 2024
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2024 08:30
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169755

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item Edit Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics