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Title:Reflections on the evolving African Peace and Security Architecture
Author:Williams, Paul D.ISNI
Year:2014
Periodical:African security (ISSN 1939-2214)
Volume:7
Issue:3
Pages:147-162
Language:English
Geographic term:Africa
Subjects:conflict resolution
African Union
institutions
conflict prevention
African peacekeeping forces
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19392206.2014.939886
Abstract:In the 21st century, African states and a wide range of partners have made considerable progress in constructing the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), a complex set of interrelated and overlapping institutions with mandates spanning the entire conflict management spectrum from preventive diplomacy to postwar reconstruction. Here the APSA refers to the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), the African Standby Force (ASF), the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS), the Peace Fund, the Panel of the Wise, and the relevant Regional Economic Communities, regional mechanisms, and parts of the AU Commission involved in these institutions. The orientation has shifted from non-intervention to non-indifference. Other challenges and areas of progress include: (1) the major increase in the number of APSA peacekeepers; (2) the gradual maturation of the PSC; (3) the crucial role of international partnerships; (4) the central place of governance challenges in the continent's peace and security crises; (5) the continued search for an effective rapid deployment mechanism; (6) the lack of effective logistical systems; and (7) the failure to find adequate financing mechanisms. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract, edited]
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