Foreign policy and regional stability in East aAfrican Community: An analysis of Uganda’s role in regional stability
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2026-05-08
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Uganda Christian University
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Thisresearchpaperinvestigatedtherelationshipbetweenforeignpolicyandregionalstabilityin Furthermore, Ugandawillachieveregionalintegrationthrougheconomicinterdependenceand contributionmadebysecuritypoliciesintheattainmentofregionalstabilitywithintheEAC, and policiesinEACwillfacilitatecooperationinsecurity, intelligence, and peacekeeping. Other recommendations includedincreasingintelligencesharing, jointtraining,andborder Finally, recommendationsfromtheresearchincludetheneedforimproveddiplomaticrelations
diplomaticpoliciesintheattainmentofregionalstabilitywithintheEAC, to establish the study concentrated on the following objectives: to examine the extent ofthe contribution made by was done through interviews and questionnaires, andbothpurposiveandsimplerandomsampling
Across-sectionalsurveydesignwasappliedinthecarryingoutofthisresearch. Data collection todeterminethecontributionmadebytradepoliciesintheattainmentofregionalstabilityinthe within the EastAfrican Community through diplomatic relations, security cooperation, and EAC. methods were employed. Atotalnumberof133employeesandtopmanagementoftheMinistry of Foreign Affairs were involved in this study.
economicpolicies.Diplomaticdialogue,mediation,andinvolvementinvariousEACforumswill tradeliberalization,whichwilldecreasetheriskofconflictsandsustainregionalstability. theEACthroughtheanalysisoftheinvolvementofUgandainensuringregionalstability.This
TheresearchfindingshaveindicatedthatUgandaisveryimportantinensuringregionalstability
ensurepeace,cooperation,anddecision-making.Ontheotherhand,commonforeignandsecurity
byfosteringdialogues,improvingitscapacityinmediationandconflictprevention,aswellasthe
incorporationofitsdiplomaticandsecuritypoliciestopromoteregionalsecuritycooperation.
management,aswellaseconomicdiplomacythroughtradefacilitationandeconomicagreements.
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Undergraduate