In January 2008 the European Union launched a peace operation - EUFOR Tchad/RCA in the Republic of Chad and Central African Republic. Acting in accordance with the mandate set out in United Nations Security Council and the EU Council’s decision, the European Forces started their one-year long mission. The EUFOR was tasked to protect and assist all aspects of presence of the African Union’s and nited Nations’ forces which provide humanitarian assistance to thousands of Sudanese refugees from neigh bouring Darfur. The article as the result of operational capabilities research of conducting independent military and policing operations within the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) is an analysis of EU actions in the Republic of Chad and Central African Republic. The aim of the article is to present legal basis to deploy the armed forces of EU countries in the Republic of Chad and Central African Republic, the Polish Armed Forces including, to analyse tasks imposed on the European military contingent, to present a current political situation in Chad which implies the EUFOR Tchad/RCA mission, to sum up the present state of the mission engagement in the theatre of operations. The author also wanted to draw conclusions from the first months of the mission in the context of challenges that the EU forces have to face on location (instable internal situation of the countries, lack of local administration infrastructure, transport and logistic challenges, specific climate conditions, lack of electricity or running water). The most important conclusions refer to defining the effectiveness sources and the effectiveness of the EU operations of this type in the future (capability of long distance airlift of forces, effective system of mission support, coalition forces’ interoperability, fast decision making process and information advantage).
Artykuł stanowi próbę odpowiedzi na pytanie o rolę organizacji motywowanych religijnie (FBOs), ich sposób działania i realizowane zadania we współczesnych konfliktach zbrojnych. Problem badawczy zostanie przeanalizowany na podstawie metody studium przypadku (case study) interwencji Wspólnoty Sant’Egidio (WSE) w konflikcie w R epublice Środkowoafrykańskiej w latach 2013–2019. Badanie zostanie przeprowadzone w ujęciu komparatystyki jakościowej w odniesieniu do głównego nurtu procesu pokojowego, a ramą dla rozważań będzie koncept torów dyplomacji. Struktura artykułu obejmie wstęp, krótką charakterystykę WSE jako FBO, kontekst sytuacyjny konfliktu w R ŚA, analizę interwencji WSE w RŚA oraz zakończenie. Konkluzje z badań stanowią o tym, że zachodzą wieloaspektowe i skuteczne działania FBOs w konfliktach zbrojnych. Stanowią one punkt wyjściowy do pogłębionych badań nad statusem FBOs w relacjach z innymi aktorami procesów pokojowych.
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The paper attempts to answer a question about the role, actions and tasks of faith-based organizations (FBO) in modern armed conflicts. To understand the main research problem, a case study of the Community of Sant’Egidio’s (CSE) intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR ) conflict of 2013–2019 will be analysed. Its actions are going to be confronted with a mainstream peace process and the concept of tracks of diplomacy will be used as a framework of analysis. The structure of the article will include the introduction, a brief description of CSE as an FBO, the situational context of the conflict in the CAR , the analysis of the intervention of CSE in the CAR , and the conclusions. Conclusions from the research indicate that the multifaceted and effective actions of the FBOs in armed conflicts are taking place. Those conclusions are going to be an entry point for in-depth research on FBOs’ status in relations with other peace processes actors.
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