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Why did Italy contribute to UNIFIL II? An analytical eclectic analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2018

Lorenzo Cladi  and
Andrea Locatelli
Lorenzo Cladi*
Affiliation:
School of Law, Criminology and Government, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Andrea Locatelli
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
*
*Corresponding author. Email: lorenzo.cladi@plymouth.ac.uk
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Abstract

After the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, the UN launched the peacekeeping operation UNIFIL II. Italy embarked on the demanding task of taking responsibility for leading the mission. We present a model of military intervention in multilateral operations that aims at highlighting the mechanisms at stake. In so doing, we argue that an analytical eclectic approach offers a novel explanation of Italy’s behaviour. We explain the drivers of Italy’s intervention in Lebanon in two ways. First, we analyse Italy’s actions at the outset of the crisis. Second, we provide an account of the parliamentary debate that took place in both chambers of the Italian Parliament between July and October 2006.

Keywords

ItalyLebanonUNIFIL IIanalytical eclecticism
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Research Article
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Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , March 2019 , pp. 85 - 97
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© Società Italiana di Scienza Politica 2018 

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