Political and Military Fronts in Resolving Asymmetrical Conflicts

第 55 卷 第 4 期

2020

年 8

月

JOURNAL OF SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY

Vol. 55 No. 4

Aug. 2020

ISSN: 0258-2724 DOI：10.35741/issn.0258-2724.55.4.31

Social Sciences

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对称冲突的政治和军事前线

Bama Andika Putra a, b, *

a _{Department of International Relations, Universitas Hasanuddin}

Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, [email protected]

b _{Melbourne School of Government, University of Melbourne}

Melbourne, Australia

Received: April 22, 2020 ▪ Review: June 20, 2020 ▪ Accepted: July 11, 2020

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

Abstract

The growing terror inflicted by the Lord‘s Resistance Army has devastated communities in four countries in central Africa. Since the 1980s, mass human rights violations such as kidnapping, murder, rape, and child abduction have been part of a systematic attempt by the Lord‘s Resistance Army to undermine state actors in the region. This article attempts to highlight the contributions of Intergovernmental Organizations as part of the United Nations work to eradicate the group using both political and military fronts of action. We will be employing Rourke and Bouyer‘s concept of collective security and parameters to measure the success of collective action undertaken by state and non-state actors in conflict resolution. We illustrate the proposed utilization of collective security parameters, a method Intergovernmental Organizations use to exert both political and military-based influence towards resolving asymmetrical conflicts, to provide insight into the major research gap in the discourse of conflict resolution. Utilizing empirical data from 2008-2012, this article identifies the political front as the mobilization of mass resources and the reallocation of African Union peacekeepers; meanwhile, the military front is identified as the extension of existing United Nations mandates in the region to include the current issue of the Lord‘s Resistance Army in Africa.

Keywords: Conflict Resolution, United Nations, Intergovernmental Organization, Lord‘s Resistance Army,

Collective Security

摘要 上帝抵抗军不断加剧的恐怖袭击已经摧毁了中部非洲四个国家的社区。自 1980 年代以来，

国家行为者的一部分。本文试图强调政府间组织在联合国利用政治和军事行动根除该组织的工作 中的贡献。我们将采用罗克和布耶的集体安全概念和参数来衡量国家和非国家行为者在解决冲突 中采取的集体行动是否成功。我们说明了提议的集体安全参数的利用方法，这是政府间组织用来 解决不对称冲突的一种基于政治和军事的影响力的方法，旨在提供有关解决冲突的主要研究空白 的见解。本文利用 2008-2012 年的经验数据，将政治战线定位为动员大量资源和重新分配非洲联 盟维和人员；同时，军事战线被确定为该地区现有联合国任务的扩展，以包括当前发行的非洲反 抗军。 关键词: 解决冲突，联合国，政府间组织，上帝抵抗军，集体安全

I. I

The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a militant group suspected of systematic human rights violations in Africa. Rape, murder, and coercing children to join the LRA are only a few of the human rights violations committed by the LRA. The ideology adopted by LRA is very unique, and can be studied in historical terms, and more specifically through an understanding of the political problems in Uganda. The group is complex but is most often regarded as a separatist group and a modern terrorist group.

The LRA emerged in 1987, arising from inter-ethnic conflict that ultimately inspired Joseph Kony to bring justice back to Uganda through the power he said was given directly by God [1]. Kony called himself a prophet and declared God had ordered him to bring political restoration and peace in Uganda through violence.

Since then, the LRA has never neglected the use of terror upon the Ugandan people [2]. The problem in understanding the LRA is the goal of the LRA itself. The interests of the LRA, which have changed over time, become a major obstacle for those wishing to negotiate with the group. Some governments that have been directly affected by the LRA such as Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the

Democratic Republic of Congo, have

encountered difficulties. The number of residents estimated to have died as a result of the conflict with the LRA in 2008-2011 was 2,400 [3]. International organizations have also encountered many difficulties in overcoming this problem, especially the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN).

The internationalization of the conflict began when the LRA and the Ugandan government together negotiated a peace agreement in 2006. The agreement was referred to as Juba Talks and lasted until 2008 [4]. The Juba talks were only

used by the LRA to escape from Uganda, towards the border of Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Central African Republic. The spread has so far brought threats to the four countries.

Policies from various international actors have sought to resolve this LRA problem. The policy issued by the African Union, for example, which plans to send 5,000 troops to the borders in countries affected by the LRA in mid-2012, is considered one of the most comprehensive solutions in combating the LRA [5]. The problem is the commitment of the four countries affected by the LRA—namely Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo—in eradicating the group. Military resistance has been carried out, but the significance of the country's commitment has thus far minimized results, instead giving Joseph Kony more time to recruit more citizens to join the LRA. Another major problem that arises is the lack of coordination between these countries with fellow countries and related international organizations.

With hopes of establishing peace, the UN has carried most of the burden to find a resolution. The extension and addition of the mandate given to MONUSCO (United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) which is a UN peacekeeping mission in overcoming civil war in Congo are one of the military approaches that have been carried out by the UN.

Figure 1. Geographical scope of the Lord‘s Resistance Army operations [36]

Various conflicts have been overcome by the UN in the form of a Peacekeeping mandate and Humanitarian intervention in several African countries where conflicts are common. The LRA case is clearly not only an internal threat to a country, but is a regional security threat (due to the influence exerted on four countries), so of course the UN has a great responsibility in resolving the LRA conflict itself.

Considering the urgency that the LRA presents in the issue of regional security, this article argues that it is imperative to contextualize the UN‘s contribution in the context of political and military dimensions of conflict resolution. As the role of Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) in conflict resolution can be vague in many cases, it is thus the aim of this article to properly categorize how an IGO has exerted its influence in order to establish peace amid the rise of a regional threat. To achieve this aim, this article will focus on the fronts of politics and military, initiated by the UN through its coordinating and policy-making bodies, to deter the LRA.

II. L

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Studies on the nexus of asymmetrical conflicts and International institutions are sufficient to conclude the presence of a firm relationship between the variables. On the point of how International institutions, specifically

Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)

contribute to conflict resolution, existing literature has majorly focused on its capacity in establishing the prevention of civil wars[6], ability to leverage International support [7], [8], and framing of International perceptions to mobilize resources [9], [10]. Studies thus have varied, with defined conflict resolutions functions differing among the cases analyzed. Out of the

existing literature concerned with the role of IGOs in conflict resolution, none have focused on how political and military dimensional contributions impact conflict resolution in general.

In regards to research on the LRA, several studies currently exist. In an effort to bring justice to perpetrators of mass human rights violations, the literature has majorly focused on how international judicial bodies, such as the International Criminal Court (ICC), have feasible grounds to prosecute high-level officials of the LRA [11], [12], [13]. In regards to conflict resolution, there have been attempts to highlight aspects of negotiation that may have the possibility of succeeding, those that result in complete failure, and those that make a fair comparison between negotiation avenues and military approaches [14], [15]. However, the bulk of existing studies have focused on reintegration, profiling the issue of child abduction and the difficulty of reintegrating former members of the LRA (mostly underaged demographically) into society. Several specific studies have been made, in this respect, exploring how children are abducted [16] and the after-effects that impact underaged individuals, even to the extent of elaborative points that focus on the issue of reintegration [17].

As we can see, the existing literature is scarce regarding studies that focus on conflict resolution on the LRA. In rationalizing this scarcity, asymmetrical conflicts are not supposed to last decades as is the case of the LRA. Government actors have usually maintained a stance of coerciveness to eradicate rebellious groups, which in many cases have unequal power to state actors [18], [19], [20]. This study thus contributes to the research gap regarding how IGOs have an imperative role in certain elements of conflict resolution. Specifically, this research explores how the UN has been able to provide conflict resolution functions on the political and military front in the case of the LRA. Thus, this study will contribute to the research gap of the IGO‘s political and military role in asymmetrical conflicts, studying the case of the LRA.

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This research is a qualitative research and engages arguments in a deductive approach (theory-driven analysis). In the process of answering the research gap identified in the previous section, this study utilizes primary data attained from government and IGO archives, supporting secondary data attained from relevant articles and electronic sources, to asymmetrical

warfare and the IGO‘s role in conflict resolution (specifically on the LRA). This article limits the study to the years 2008-2012, justified by the fact that the IGO‘s interventions are evident for those years, making it feasible to contextualize what roles it undertook in the process of conflict resolution. Furthermore, this timeframe is justified by the occurrence of conflict escalation in 2008 due to the failure of the Juba Talks Negotiations. Considering the large scope of the LRA-affected regions, this article attempts to systematically draw conclusions related to all the affected countries and how they interacted with IGOs during this period. The scope of the state-actors studied includes the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda.

In justifying the contribution of IGOs in the political and military spheres amidst the presence of asymmetrical conflicts, this research will employ Rourke and Boyer‘s [37] defined prerequisites to successful collective security implementation. In determining the appropriate actions, IGOs refer to Johan Galtung‘s classification of asymmetrical and symmetrical conflicts, with the LRA conflict included in the scope of asymmetrical conflicts as it is characterized as a conflict between belligerents with significantly different capabilities. Galtung elaborated that the conflict resolution model for asymmetrical conflicts needs to consider the aims of conflict de-escalation, and relational and interest-based transformations [21]. It is based on this foundation that IGOs such as the UN act with the initiative to form a de-escalated status quo, will eventually contribute to the transformation of interests and relations among conflicting actors.

In an attempt to identify the role of IGOs in asymmetrical warfare, this article will first provide several definitions that characterize collective security [22]. George Schwarzeberger defines collective security as a joint/collective action to prevent or eradicate all attacks on the international world. Similarly, Van Dyke defines collective security as a system where several countries carry out collective actions for the security of individual countries [21]. Meanwhile, Chaturvedi defines collective security as an agreement between several countries to protect their respective national interests, safety, and integrity against a long-term threat by means of merging forces. In order to measure the success of a collective security action, this article employs the parameters set by Rourke and Boyer [37] in their book "International Politics on the World Stage." They defined four major principles

for successful collective security, outlined below [23]:

1. Member states agree not to use weapons, except in an act of defense.

2. An attack on one member is an attack on all members.

3. Members are united in suppressing all aggression and restoring peace.

4. All members agree to provide the material resources or forces needed to build a collective security force with the United Nations association to restore peace.

In understanding the collective security actions initiated by the U.N., Rourke and Boyer‘s [37] concept of the parameters of a successful collective security action can provide a firm understanding on the courses of action determined in responding to the LRA. This methodology will test the political and military approaches of the U.N., with the aim of determining the level of success it has established between 2008-2012.

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A. U.N. Contributions on the Political Front: Integrating Interests & Coordination of Appropriate Actions

The political approach taken by the UNSC is inseparable from the AU. The UNSC and the AU have established good relations since the establishment of the African Union security body, called the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, in 2004. Intensive cooperation has been carried out by these two bodies to formulate appropriate responses in overcoming various security issues that surface on the African continent.

Strategies to prevent or resolve these security issues can include conflict prevention, peacekeeping, or peacebuilding in a country or region. The UNSC, in facing the regional threats that the LRA has constructed, utilizes the capacities of the AU in order to establish the desired level of cooperation and peace. Furthermore, UNSC also cooperates directly with the AU through the UNOAU (United Nations Office to African Union) and UNOCA (United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa) which has a direct mandate by the UNSC to carry out political contributions to the conflict [24].

In determining the political contributions of the UN towards the conflict of LRA in 2008-2012, the article lists a number of points listed in the following. First is the UNSC mandate to UNOAU. UNOAU is a body that aims to improve relations between the UN and AU in the

field of security and peace, and to provide support for the success of various operations. UNOAU is also famous for coordinating with peace forces stationed within the African

continent. UNOAU has several general

objectives, namely to provide assistance to the African Union in developing effective security cooperation, and increasing cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations. UNOAU thus has acted as a bridge between the African Union and the United Nations, in providing assistance to the African Union. The mandate that the UNSC has given since 2012 when the formation of African Union regional cooperation in dealing with the LRA is assistance to;

1. Development and review of the concepts and direction of operations,

2. Development of the operational structure of the African Union (RTF) initiative,

3. Development of policies and operational standards of the initiative, including civil protection standards,

4. Logistics assistance in military

operations against the LRA,

5. Develop strategic information for use against the LRA.

The formation of UNOCA is one of the UN's biggest contributions in eradicating the LRA. UNOCA is a regional organization under the UN that has been trusted with the mandate to prevent conflicts and support all peace processions in the Central African region. UNOCA works directly under the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, whose formation in 2011 was approved by the UNSC. UNOCA was given a mandate for 2 years since its formation in 2011, to assist several UN institutions in realizing political missions with regional mandates [25].

The LRA is a regional security threat, where the right solution requires a regional approach. UNOCA after obtaining a mandate from the UNSC, carried out intensive collaboration involving the African Union and the four countries affected by the LRA conflict, to maximize the various efforts needed to eradicate the LRA. The head of UNOCA in 2010, namely Mr. Abou Moussa has taken various intensive approaches since its formation in 2011, so that the four countries, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, continue to embrace political commitment to eradicate the LRA [26], [27].

The result of this is an intensive approach towards both the four-state actors and the AU, leading to the formation of a regional military initiative formed to eradicate the LRA. Based on

the experience of several military operations carried out by Uganda, it is seen how the spread of the LRA and the lack of cooperation and relations between affected countries caused the military operations carried out to be hampered and ultimately failed. This fact makes Abou Moussa to encourage a regional military cooperation, with the aim of eradicating the LRA. This collaboration is referred to as the African Union Cooperation Initiative against LRA, which consists of Joint Coordination Mechanism and the African Union Regional Task Force, headed by Colonel Dick PritOlum of Uganda, as mission commander.

Joint Coordination Mechanism is the body that unites the commands of the African Union countries in eradicating the LRA. While the African Union Regional Task Force is a military resistance formed by the African Union after the push of UNOCA, which consists of military personnel of the four LRA victims. The African Union Cooperation Initiative against the LRA was formed in March 2012, and the Regional Task Force consists of troops from Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic [28]. UNOCA has succeeded in uniting the interests of the four countries in eradicating the LRA, so that each country has the desire to contribute in eradicating the LRA. The UNSC welcomes the decision of the AU and is willing to assist the AU's military operations by providing the military requirements needed to make the military operations successful. As of December 2012, there were 2,860 troops in the Regional Task Force, with the hope that it would increase to a maximum of 5,000 troops. The origin of these troops included 2,000 troops from Uganda, 500 troops from South Sudan, and 360 from the Central African Republic [29]. The dispatch of these troops will take place in stages.

In an effort to seek for an outcome of the conflicts that occurred, firstly, the UN has politically initiated measures to decrease members of the LRA. Until 2012, it is estimated that the number of LRAs has now declined to 250-500 members, far different from the estimated number of LRAs in 2008, which is approximately 500-1000 members. The number has dropped dramatically due to the military cooperation of the AU and the UN through the Regional Task Force from March 2012 to December 2012. The declining number of LRA members since the UNOCA negotiations in the formation of regional military cooperation is not large, but the ability of the LRA to spread terror since April 2012 has been dropped dramatically because of the reduced members of the LRA. The

LRA has the ability to carry out terror in several places at once, because Kony often divides the number of LRAs into groups and attacks in several places at once. This ability has been drastically reduced, especially since Kony learned that there are now 2,860 troops pursuing his group [30]. December 2012 was also the time when the Regional Task Force killed one of the LRA seniors, Binansio Okamu, in the border region of the Central African Republic, a senior LRA is known to have carried out hundreds of killings of civilians since the formation of the LRA.

The second UN contribution in the political front is the integration of interests to construct a basis of cooperation among victim countries to the LRA. Military operations that are often initiated by LRA affected countries have very little coordination with other countries. It is not uncommon for countries that cross other territories to conflict at the border, although the aim is to eradicate the LRA through military initiation. The results of the political approach taken by UNOCA have succeeded in uniting the four countries, and have helped in establishing a network of clear relations between the four countries through the establishment of a Regional Task Force. As a result, countries such as Uganda, which are known to have been active in declaring war and searching for the LRA, can work more efficiently under a unified coordination umbrella that has far more capacity than if they fought alone. The UPDF (Ugandan People's Democratic Front), which is the name for Ugandan military forces, has surrendered thousands of its military forces to the Regional Task Force since October 2012. This fact shows the success of UNOCA in negotiating military cooperation between the four countries which had previously carried out their military operations independently, resulting in a more effective response is slowly eradicating the LRA.

The additional benefit of the UN undergoing political approaches in responding to a conflict such as the LRA, is an efficient utilization of resources. The use of UNOCA as a political approach is a very effective matter which was decided by the UNSC. The decision of the UNSC since 2008 to intervene in humanity or send peacekeeping forces has taken so many UN resources, that UNOCA is considered a strategic step in overcoming a conflict. It is clear from the results, how the AU has agreed to send a maximum of 5,000 troops to eradicate a group of rebels whose number now only reaches no more than 500 members [31]. The political approach is very important, considering the UN's capacity to

send troops is very minimal, seeing the number of peacekeeping troops sent to all parts of the world today, and is still active today. The sending of peacekeepers or forming a humanitarian intervention is also very difficult to realize, due to the lack of national interest shared by some of the largest contributor countries to military operations under the UN.

B. UN Contributions to the Military Front: Expansion of Existing Peacekeeping Mandates

The major military strategy that the UN took is the addition of existing mandates for peacekeepers in the region, to include the issue of LRA in its operations. Military approaches such as humanitarian intervention are not implemented by the UNSC, considering the presence of other alternatives to eradicate the group. This reality is certainly very different from some of the humanitarian interventions or dispatch of peacekeepers carried out in the period 2008 to 2012, such as the No-Fly Zone in Libya, and peacekeeping forces in Egypt.

Peacekeepers have been sent by the UN in many regions and cases of conflict that occurred in Africa. The Peace Forces certainly have a direct mandate under the UNSC, in accordance with the description of the duties of the UNSC in Chapter III. Over the past few years, the tasks assigned to the Peace Forces have grown significantly in response to increasingly complex patterns of conflict.

Some peacekeeping forces have been present in the countries affected by the LRA for a long time. The role of the UNSC in this matter is twofold, namely the extension of the mandate of the peacekeeping force to a few months or years, and the addition of a mandate to include the LRA problem as the responsibility of the peacekeeping force. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is a peacekeeping force namely the

MONUSCO (United Nations Organization

Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) which has been formed since 30 November 1999. Peace forces are also present in South Sudan, namely UNMISS (United Nations Mission in South Sudan). UNMISS was formed on 9 July 2011, and consists of approximately 5,000 UN peacekeepers. UNMISS has received an additional mandate, to protect civilians from LRA attacks, and conduct patrols and escorts for travel in several areas of South Sudan. Finally, the peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic is BINUCA (United Nations Integrated Development Office in the Central African Republic). BINUCA was formed in 2000 which

aims to assist and provide assistance to the government in the national development of the Central African Republic [32], [33].

The peacekeeping operations, all three of which have been formed by the UNSC, have been delegated additional mandates due to problems faced with the LRA. First, MONUSCO generally focuses on protecting civilians from LRA attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo. MONUSCO has contributed a lot to the Democratic Republic of Congo's military force, FARDC (Military of the Republic of the Congo), in the form of providing logistical assistance, military and financial assistance, and military training assistance to FARDC conducting military operations aimed at eradicating the LRA. Several military bases were built by the MONUSCO in the Duru, Bangdi, Ngilima, and Niangara regions of Haut Uele in 2010. The MONUSCO has routinely conducted night and day patrols in these areas and has escorted civilians who wish to travel to the market or other places that are considered dangerous. The MONUSCO conducted a massive number of patrols in these areas from 2010 to 2012 as precautionary measures to prevent LRA-led attacks at the end of the year, such as the Christmas Massacre that happened in 2008 [34].

Second, the BINUCA in the Central African Republic has been intensified since 2010. Such an initiative took place that year, because the MINURCAT (United Nations Mission in the

Central African Republic and Chad)

peacekeeping force ended in 2010, leaving what is now the BINUCA [35]. Since 2008, the BINUCA has implemented several mechanisms, such as ensuring coordination among the central, regional, and sub-regional governments in sharing information regarding the LRA. Although the BINUCA was not given a mandate as large as that given to the MONUSCO and UNMISS, the former has contributed to the eradication of the LRA through the sharing of important information on the existence of and various attacks launched by LRA groups in the Central African Republic. It has also contributed to the sharing of important information regarding the LRA to the Central African Republic military.

Third, the UNMISS was established as a major peacekeeping force in South Sudan. The UNMISS formed in 2011 and was given a mandate to coordinate with the new South Sudanese government in protecting citizens from attacks carried out by the LRA (similar to the MONUSCO). The UNMISS program, in general, is not much different when it comes to LRA issues, and it has since played an active role in

protecting LRA members who decide to defect from the LRA. Uganda was the only country that did not have an active peacekeeping force from 2008–2012. Nevertheless, before 2012, the peace forces in the two countries above have been actively providing assistance in the form of sharing information on the presence and development of Ugandan military forces, such as the UPDF, to help it eradicate the LRA [36].

The military approach used by the UNSC in the LRA case has had a profound effect on the eventual eradication of the LRA in the region. The first reason is an increase in national military capacity. The UNMISS and MONUSCO, operating in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, respectively, have provided military logistical assistance and military training. Such active assistance has greatly influenced the capacity of the national military forces to deal with the LRA. Especially in 2012, the AU formed a Regional Task Force, which also consisted of the military forces of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The military capacity of each soldier is vital in the success of the war against the LRA. This is because the LRA often forms small assault groups and launches several attacks in remote areas. Both country's military forces face the huge challenge of eradicating the LRA, because of the very small concentration of such forces in remote areas, which is exacerbated by the problem of accessibility to these areas. Hence, the capacity of the military force is one of the most important elements in undertaking this task, particularly if there are very few military forces in an area.

The second reason the Security Council's military approach was deemed effective in eradicating the LRA was its success in limiting the operational space in which the LRA operated. The enhanced mandate given to the UNMISS and MONUSCO has required both peacekeeping operations to carry out military escorts to civilians and patrols in various regions at certain times of the day. The patrols have significantly restricted the LRA's space for movement, even those located in the smallest areas and on the borders of the four countries. In the past, the LRA was able to move freely from one area to another as there were no military forces that strictly guarded the areas they usually attacked. Today, such activities have significantly covered so much territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, effectively reducing LRA attacks in remote areas.

The LRA has been significantly affected by this new reality, because it is known to attack in

places that are not secured by military forces, enabling them to easily kill innocent victims and steal people's belongings. By 2012, the LRA was considered a rebel group that carried out attacks under the guise of ensuring their survival. As large-scale patrols have secured wider areas, this has given the LRA very little choice of attack areas.

The effects of the limited operating space of the LRA can be seen from the decreasing number of attacks from 2010 to 2012, the years in which the UNSC expanded the mandates of the UNMISS and MONUSCO to include activities that help control the LRA [35]. In December 2008, 400 people were killed in an LRA attack. However, by 2012, the number of attacks and the number of casualties have decreased dramatically compared to the years when the mandate of the peacekeeping forces has not been imposed.

Figure 2. Number of LRA attacks and civilians killed between the year 2010-2012 [35]

V. C

In conclusion, IGOs are able to execute specific roles in the process of asymmetrical conflict resolution. In the case of the UN against the LRA, which affected countries in Central Africa, the former has maintained a strict role of providing political and military grounds of conflict resolution roles, successfully overcoming the growing terror brought on by the LRA. In light of this finding, the current article contributes to the discourse on the roles played by the IGOs in conflict resolution, asymmetrical warfare, and forms of collective security amid the rise of belligerent non-state actors, such as the LRA.

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