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Abstracts
Résumé
Élue en juin 2020 pour deux ans et pour la quatrième fois de son histoire comme membre non-permanent du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, l’Irlande représente un cas particulier de petit État sur la scène internationale, dont la stratégie de défense est tournée quasi exclusivement vers les opérations extérieures de maintien de la paix. Comment cette politique interventionniste sert-elle l’intérêt national et la souveraineté de l’Irlande ? L’article argumente que l’Irlande a su développer une posture stratégique originale autour de la notion de « neutralité active », qui permet de se tailler une certaine influence dans la communauté de la sécurité internationale, en permettant aux acteurs irlandais de la défense de mobiliser des ressources sociales, culturelles et symboliques qu’ils ont su développer de façon systématique sur plusieurs décennies. Ces ressources font apparaître le pays comme un acteur crédible et respecté du maintien de la paix au niveau international. L’article est illustré par une étude de cas du rôle de l’Irlande dans l’opération Eufor Tchad/République centrafricaine.
Mots-clés:
- Irlande,
- neutralité,
- maintien de la paix,
- capital symbolique,
- Union européenne,
- Tchad,
- République centrafricaine
Abstract
Recently elected for two years and for the fourth time in its history as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Ireland is a one-of-a-kind small state in the international system, whose defense strategy is almost exclusively focused on overseas peacekeeping operations. How does such interventionist policy serve Ireland’s national interest and sovereignty ? The article argues that Ireland has succeeded in developing an original strategic posture centered around the concept of “active neutrality,” which allows for mobilizing social, cultural and symbolic resources that Irish defense actors have built on over several decades. These resources help the country being recognized as a credible and trusted actor of the global peacekeeping field. The article is illustrated with a case study of Ireland’s role during the operation Eufor Chad/Central African
Keywords:
- Ireland,
- neutrality,
- peacekeeping,
- symbolic capital,
- European Union,
- Chad,
- Central African Republic
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