Cooperation between National Armies: Evidence from the Sahel Borders

Marion Richard and Olivier Vanden Eynde
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Marion Richard: Paris School of Economics and IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain
Olivier Vanden Eynde: Paris School of Economics

No 2024005, LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES from Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)

Abstract: The effectiveness of security operations often depends on cooperation between different national armies. Such cooperation can be particularly important when international borders are porous. In this project, we investigate how the creation of an international armed force that could operate across international borders (the G5-Sahel Joint Force) affected conflict dynamics in the Sahel region. Relying on a regression discontinuity design, we find that the G5 mission lowered the intensity of conflict locally in its zone of operation, especially along border segments more porous due to their geographical features or ethnic composition. Further analysis of geographical conflict propagation patterns indicates that the G5-Sahel force facilitated security operations in border areas.

Keywords: Counterinsurgency; Civil conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 D74 L23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55
Date: 2024-04-25
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