The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the UN Peace Operations

the case of MINUSMA

Authors

  • Sergio Luiz Cruz Aguilar Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Julio de Mesquita Filho' (UNESP)
  • Jéssica Tauane dos Santos Programa de Pós-Graduação em Relações Internacionais San Tiago Dantas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v15n2.2020.1005

Abstract

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) introduced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). This article uses the case of MINUSMA to discuss the use of this technology in peacekeeping operations. The central argument is that the use of UAVs in Mali is result of an adaptive innovation in the field of peace operations. The argument is substantiated through UN documents, secondary sources and interviews. The analysis is based on selected elements from the revolution in military affairs and military innovation literature: doctrine, organization, costs, domain of information, command and control, simulation and training, and agility/impetus. The article presents some aspects of the revolution in military affairs and military innovation, describes an evolution of peacekeeping that led to the use of UAVs and the context in which they were deployed in Mali to discuss, in the last part, the use of such technology in MINUSMA and peace operations in general.

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Author Biography

Jéssica Tauane dos Santos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Relações Internacionais San Tiago Dantas

Graduada em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP). Mestranda em Relações Internacionais no Programa San Tiago Dantas (UNESP-UNICAMP-PUC/SP). Membro do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Conflitos Internacionais (GEPCI) e do Observatório de Conflitos Internacionais (OCI). Foi bolsista da Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP). Bolsista da CAPES.

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Published

2020-08-03

How to Cite

Aguilar, S. L. C., & Tauane dos Santos, J. (2020). The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the UN Peace Operations: the case of MINUSMA. Carta Internacional, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v15n2.2020.1005

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2020): Carta Internacional

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Artigos

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