ABSTRACT

The Rwanda Defence Force recently staged military operations against insurgents in Mozambique and the Central African Republic. Both actions were performed outside regional or multinational efforts. This makes the contemporary actions of Rwanda outliers in the international relations of Sub-Saharan Africa and heralds shifts in conflict management on the continent. An explanation is found in the application of neoclassical realist theory to the case of Rwanda – a first – as the country’s leaders have taken advantage of a permissive strategic environment, high clarity, leaders’ beliefs and a strategic culture to produce the output of extra-regional military deployments.

摘要

卢旺达国防军最近对莫桑比克和中非共和国的叛乱分子采取了军事行动。这两项行动都是在区域或多国努力之外进行的。这使得卢旺达当前的行动在撒哈拉以南非洲的国际关系中显得格格不入，并预示着非洲大陆冲突管理的转变。在将新古典现实主义理论应用于卢旺达的案例中找到了一个解释——这是第一次——因为该国领导人利用宽松的战略环境、高度清晰、领导人的信念和战略文化来产生额外的产出——区域军事部署。