Military and Internal Security Operations in Emerging Democracies: Strategies, Challenges, and Implications for National Stability
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Internal security frameworks require military operation to defend against threats originating from inside domesticterritory like insurgencies and terrorist groups together with organized criminal organizations. The research definesmilitary deployment methods alongside deployment barriers to evaluate the impact of governance on internalsecurity development in democratic nations. The study relies on qualitative data with a Secondary source ingathering data which serves to perform exploratory research and evaluates military operation dynamics andgovernance effects while exploring security measures against individual rights protection. The researchdemonstrates Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab response by Nigerian and Kenyan military forces through theexamination of distinct operational methods. Security operations generate multiple enduring problems through theirthreat reduction efforts since they reveal institutional failures alongside economic limitations and human violationsof rights. Security initiatives fail to reach enduring targets because of poor coordination between different agenciesalongside weak institutions and restricted local expertise. The research demonstrates civilian control stands essentialfor military operations because it provides communities access to address security threats at their origin. Securegovernance systems serving national defense and democratic strength require continuous implementation to providelong-lasting national security together with democratic strength by ensuring both organizational success and factualoversight of internal threat management.
Institution: Osun State University
Language: English
Topic: Military and Defense Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7220165192