Mediální obraz ukončení operace Barkhane v deníku Le Monde

The bachelor’s thesis focuses on the media portrayal of the end of the French military operation Barkhane in the Sahel region (Africa), as presented by the Le Monde newspaper. It analyses how this medium framed the operation’s end and how this portrayal evolved between 10 June 2021 and 31 December 2022. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative content analysis, it describes and assesses the development of frames throughout the observed period. It highlights the gradual shift in the media framing of the end of Operation Barkhane in relation to how it evolved, that is, from the perception of this step as a change in France’s strategy, through the presentation of the withdrawal as a failure, to the final emphasis on the loss of French influence and the resulting increase in uncertainty in the region.