The future of African peace operations from the Janjaweed to Boko Haram

"Facing threats ranging from Islamist insurgencies to the Ebola pandemic, African regional actors are playing an increasingly vital role in safeguarding peace and stability across the continent. But while the African Union has demonstrated its ability to deploy forces on short notice and in dif...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet (-)
Other Authors: De Coning, Cedric, editor (editor), Gelot, Linnéa, editor, Karlsrud, John, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, England : Zed Books 2016.
Series:Africa now (Zed Books)
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009710535706719
Table of Contents:
  • Towards an African model of peace operations / Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud
  • Confronting hybrid threats in Africa : improving multidimensional responses / Kwesi Aning and Mustapha Abdallah
  • Stabilization missions and mandates in African peace operations : implications for the ASF? / Solomon A. Dersso
  • The relationship between the AU and the RECs/RMS in relation to peace and security in Africa : subsidiarity and inevitable common destiny / Michelle Ndiaye
  • The strategic relationship between the African Union and its partners / Linda Darkwa
  • Mission support for African peace operations / Walter Lotze
  • United in challenges? The African Standby Force and the African capacity for immediate response to crises / Jide Martyns Okeke
  • What roles for the civilian and police dimensions in African peace operations? / Yvonne Akpasom
  • Adapting the African Standby Force to a just-in-time readiness model : improved alignment with the emerging African model of peace operations / Cedric de Coning
  • African peace operations : trends and future scenarios, conclusions and recommendations / Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud.