The experience of an United Nations Military Observer in Western Sahara
The Western Sahara issue is the most recent, lasting and unresolved case of decolonization in African continent, in the midst of the 21st Century. It is a non- governed territory, located in the northwest portion of Saharan Africa and it has been under UN custody since 1991, when MINURSO had been es...
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| description | The Western Sahara issue is the most recent, lasting and unresolved case of decolonization in African continent, in the midst of the 21st Century. It is a non- governed territory, located in the northwest portion of Saharan Africa and it has been under UN custody since 1991, when MINURSO had been established. In this regard, this article has as main motivation to communicate the experience of an UN Military Observer, emphasizing peculiar and practical aspects, as well as perceptions in the performance of this appointment. It is an internal vision of the reality of the Peace Operation, the individual and the professional of the UN. In order to do so, this article uses a qualitative approach deploying methodologies such as participant observation and the descriptive case study. It comprises an introduction, which aims to enlighten the reader to the question, a characterization of the area, a historical review of the case, a section of exposure of the methodology and the experience of one of the authors as a UN Military Observer in the Western Sahara itself. Finally, considerations are made at the conclusion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aaf9b0b2713d4794810e117e262b40c92022-12-21T19:16:11ZengGraduate Programme in International Strategic Studies (PPGEEI)Revista Conjuntura Austral2178-88392017-03-01839-40244310.22456/2178-8839.6898032710The experience of an United Nations Military Observer in Western SaharaSylvio de Souza Ferreira0Eduardo Xavier Ferreira Glaser Migon1Exército Brasileiro. Doutorando em Ciências Militares. Mestre em Ciências Militares (ESAO). Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Militares / Instituto Meira Mattos / Escola de Comando e Estado-Maior do Exército (PPGCM/ECEME). Pesquisador do Laboratório de Estudos de Defesa (LED/ECEME). Foi observador militar e oficial de Estado-Maior na Missão das Nações Unidas para o Referendo no Saara Ocidental (MINURSO), entre dezembro de 2008 a dezembro de 2009.Exército Brasileiro. Docente Permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Militares / Instituto Meira Mattos / Escola de Comando e Estado-Maior do Exército (PPGCM/ECEME). Pesquisador do Laboratório de Estudos de Defesa (LED/ECEME), do Laboratório de Ciências Militares (LCM/ECEME), do Centro de Investigação de Segurança e Defesa do Instituto de Estudos Superiores Militares (CISDI/IESM) e do Núcleo Brasileiro de Estratégia e Relações Internacionais (NERINT/UFRGS)The Western Sahara issue is the most recent, lasting and unresolved case of decolonization in African continent, in the midst of the 21st Century. It is a non- governed territory, located in the northwest portion of Saharan Africa and it has been under UN custody since 1991, when MINURSO had been established. In this regard, this article has as main motivation to communicate the experience of an UN Military Observer, emphasizing peculiar and practical aspects, as well as perceptions in the performance of this appointment. It is an internal vision of the reality of the Peace Operation, the individual and the professional of the UN. In order to do so, this article uses a qualitative approach deploying methodologies such as participant observation and the descriptive case study. It comprises an introduction, which aims to enlighten the reader to the question, a characterization of the area, a historical review of the case, a section of exposure of the methodology and the experience of one of the authors as a UN Military Observer in the Western Sahara itself. Finally, considerations are made at the conclusion.https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/68980onuoperações de pazminursosaara ocidental |
| spellingShingle | Sylvio de Souza Ferreira Eduardo Xavier Ferreira Glaser Migon The experience of an United Nations Military Observer in Western Sahara Revista Conjuntura Austral onu operações de paz minurso saara ocidental |
| title | The experience of an United Nations Military Observer in Western Sahara |
| title_full | The experience of an United Nations Military Observer in Western Sahara |
| title_fullStr | The experience of an United Nations Military Observer in Western Sahara |
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| title_short | The experience of an United Nations Military Observer in Western Sahara |
| title_sort | experience of an united nations military observer in western sahara |
| topic | onu operações de paz minurso saara ocidental |
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