Henrique GarbinoSwedish Defence University | SEDU · Department of Security, Strategy, and Leadership
Henrique Garbino
Master of Science
Interested in research collaboration, field work, and data on rebel restraint and landmine use.
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Introduction
My main research interests are in mine action, peace operations, civil-military relations, and humanitarian action.
Additional affiliations
January 2021 - present
Position
- PhD Student
Description
- My research revolves around the use of victim-activated explosive devices, such as landmines, booby-traps and improvised explosive devices, by non-state armed groups. I am interested in understanding what motivates the use of these weapons, what drives restraint on their use, and what intervention approaches are better suited to encourage restraint. My main tasks as a Doctoral Candidate include: (1) conduction of independent research; and (2) teaching at the BA and MA level.
November 2019 - December 2020
International Committee of the Red Cross
Position
- Weapon Contamination Delegate
Description
- Even after a conflict ends, landmines, weaponry and other “explosive remnants of war” (ERW), such as unexploded bombs, shells and cluster munition bomblets, continue to kill and maim, block access to essential services and livelihoods, and therefore hinder reconciliation processes, often for decades. This deadly problem has a name: weapon contamination. ICRC WEC delegates ensure staff safety and enables Medical, Water and Habitat and Protection teams to navigate the dangerous environments.
June 2019 - November 2019
Position
- Consultant
Description
- As a Consultant Research, I support the ongoing research projects on (1) leadership narratives on peace operations; (2) norm contestation in relation to maritime search and rescue operations; and (3) military professionalism and civil-military relations. My main tasks include setting up qualitative datasets, data collection, including through in-depth interviews, focus groups, and questionnaires, coding and analysis of aggregated information, literature reviews, editing, formatting, review, and
Education
January 2021 - December 2025
August 2017 - June 2019
January 2006 - December 2010
Publications
Publications (28)
What explains the choice of means and methods of warfare by armed groups? Conversely, why would some groups choose not to use certain weapons? Beyond the legitimacy- and reputation-based explanations common in existing literature, this article highlights the role of tactical utility, inherent costs, and normative biases of specific means and method...
This repository accompanies the report “Civil-military what?! Making sense of conflicting civil-military concepts” (Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States: February 2024). As such, the present document should be read in conjunction with...
The post-Cold War era has ushered in an array of complex challenges, expanding the scope of security agendas for states and multilateral organizations alike. This transformation necessitated regional and international approaches, encompassing multifaceted security threats such as human rights abuses, international terrorism, climate change, migrati...
Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal in July 2023 and any further reduction of Ukrainian grain exports are likely to have serious implications for both Ukraine’s agricultural sector and economy and for food security far beyond Europe’s borders, driving up food prices and hindering humanitarian agencies’ ability to respond to food crise...
Why are some non-state armed groups more violent than others? Why do some groups resort to inhumane means and methods of war while others restrain from doing so? In trying to answer these questions, a growing number of scholars and practitioners have focused on the drivers of restraint behaviour. However, defining and measuring restraint can be cha...
Rebels have become the most prolific users of landmines but still display significant variation in how they employ and restrict the weapon’s use. This article argues that how rebels exercise restraint on landmine use depends on which audiences they rely on most. In a comparative case study of three Philippine rebel groups—the Moro Islamic Liberatio...
No Brasil, há pelo menos 15 anos, civis participam de uma série de treinamentos para operações de paz da ONU, geralmente organizados por militares. Na maioria das vezes, essa participação tem sido secundária. Em 2022, o Brasil sediou novamente um site remoto do Exercício Viking: trata-se de um mega-treinamento internacional, assistido por computado...
Treinamentos conjuntos são normalmente citados como uma possível solução para afalta de coordenação e cooperação entre os diversos atores presentes na área de umaoperação de paz. Exercícios são uma oportunidade para promover a compreensão mútua, confiança, cooperação e interoperabilidade entre organizações, incluindo civis, policiais e militares. I...
What drives restraint in armed conflict? Recent studies have examined different factors contributing to restraint behaviour, mainly focusing on strategic incentives, such as seeking legitimacy from international audiences or securing support from local communities. In this post, Henrique Garbino, Doctoral Candidate at the Swedish Defence University...
In current multidimensional peacekeeping operations, UN civilian staff perform core substantive tasks, such as facilitating peace processes, organising elections, monitoring human rights abuses, and reforming the security sector. Moreover, Special Political Missions and Good Offices Engagements are civilian-only peace operations dedicated to confli...
In the last decades, humanitarian mine action (HMA) and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) processes have increasingly been recognized as essential to paving the way for sustainable development thanks to their contributions towards human security, livelihood, and access to services. The integration between the two processes, howev...
Non-state armed groups (NSAGs) have become the most frequent users of landmines and the main drivers of new landmine contamination. Often portrayed as the “perfect soldier” due to their low cost, easy availability, and high lethality, landmines have become the weapon of choice of many rebel groups. An initial assessment by Geneva Call reported that...
Post-conflict societies struggle with several interlocking problems that often relate to security and legitimacy. To address these issues, the international community has often turned to Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs) or Security Sector Reform (SSR) programs. In this article, the authors present different aspects of these evolving concepts and what...
The year 2017 was the third in a row of an exceptionally high number of mine victims. According to the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, in 2017 alone, 7,239 people became casualties of landmines or explosive remnants of war (ERW), of which at least 2,793 were killed.1,2 Apart from their direct physical effects, landmines and ERW also restrict...
Instead of state governments, rebel groups have become the most prolific landmine users. However, rebels display significant variation in the way they restrict the use of landmines. While some armed groups seek to limit their effects to government forces, some indiscriminately lay mines irrespective of collateral damage, and others directly target...
Landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) are estimated to affect the lives of two million people in eastern Ukraine, restricting freedom of movement and access to key infrastructure and livelihoods. Estimates on casualties vary widely and are often inconsistent. Nevertheless, estimates range between 1,600 and 3,600 military personnel and civili...
La literatura académica y la experiencia internacional han identificado la potencial sinergia entre los programas de acción contra minas y de desarme, desmovilización y reintegración. Asimismo, el Acuerdo Final para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera, firmado por el Gobierno Nacional y las Fuerzas Armadas R...
Following the recent political rapprochement between the governments of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in March 2018, a joint commission was created to investigate the minefields along the Tajik-Uzbek border and schedule their clearance. The Uzbek government first expressed the intention to remove the landmines along its borders in 2004 and later report...
One of the most disruptive forms of drug-related violence is the cartel-state conflicts. In affected places, such as Mexico, Colombia and the city of Rio de Janeiro, the number of cartel-related homicides surpasses battle-related deaths in many civil wars. However, cartel–state conflicts are arguably the rarest form of drug-related violence. Crimin...
No final do século XIX, grande parte da borracha comercializada no mundo era produzida nos seringais da Bacia Amazônica. A geração de empregos na região atraiu muitos nordestinos que sofriam com a seca e grande parte destes migrantes destinou-se ao território do Acre, que o governo brasileiro até 1903 reconhecia como boliviano. A ocupação do Acre p...
Uma das mais disruptivas formas de violência relacionada a drogas são os conflitos entre cartel e Estado. Em lugares afetados, como México, Colômbia e a cidade do Rio de Janeiro, o número de homicídios atribuídos a carteis regularmente supera as mortes em muitas guerras civis. Entretanto, conflitos entre cartel e Estado são a forma mais rara de vio...
Este Artigo Estratégico busca analisar a relevância de projetos de impacto rápido (quick impact projects – QIPs) para a estabilização do Haiti, bem como o papel atual (e potencial) desempenhado pelo contingente militar brasileiro no planejamento e na implementação de QIPs em missões de manutenção da paz.
No final do século XIX, grande parte da borracha comercializada no mundo era produzida nos seringais da bacia amazônica. A geração de empregos na região atraiu muitos nordestinos que sofriam com a seca e grande parte destes migrantes destinou-se ao território do Acre, que o governo brasileiro até 1903 reconhecia como boliviano. A ocupação do Acre p...
Quick impact projects (QIPs) are by definition rapid, simple and cheap projects. QIPs have been implemented since 1992 during several United Nations (UN) missions, either with the objective to provide humanitarian aid or to "win the hearts and minds" of local people, mainly to contribute to the mission's credibility. This paper analyzes the impleme...
Proyectos de efecto rápido (QIPs, sigla en inglés) son, por definición, proyectos rápidos, simples y baratos. QIPs vienen siendo implementados desde 1992 en diversas misiones de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), con el objetivo de prestar ayuda humanitaria o de "conquistar corazones y mentes" de la población local, principalmente para c...
Projetos de impacto rápido (QIPs) são, por definição, projetos rápidos, simples e baratos. QIPs têm sido implementados desde 1992 em diversas missões da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), com o objetivo de prestar ajuda humanitária ou de "conquistar os corações e mentes" da população local, principalmente para contribuir para a credibilidade da m...
Os projetos de impacto rápido (quick impact projects ou "QIPs") são, por definição, projetos rápidos, simples e baratos, utilizados, desde 1992, nas diversas missões das Nações Unidas, ora com o objetivo de prover ajuda humanitária ora para "conquistar os corações e mentes" da população e assim contribuir para a credibilidade da missão. Este trabal...
Os projetos de impacto rápido (quick impact projects ou “QIPs”) são, por definição, projetos rápidos, simples e baratos, utilizados, desde 1992, nas diversas missões das Nações Unidas, ora com o objetivo de prover ajuda humanitária ora para “conquistar os corações e mentes” da população e assim contribuir para a credibilidade da missão. Este trabal...
