321 research outputs found
The future of African peace operations : from the Janjaweed to Boko Haram
No full textFacing threats ranging from Islamist insurgences 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 difficult circumstances, the challenges posed by increasingly complex conflict zones have revealed a widening divide between the theory and practice of peacekeeping. With the AU ’s African Standby Force becoming fully operational in 2016, this timely and much-needed work argues that responding to these challenges will require a new and distinctively African model of peacekeeping, as well as a radical revision of the current African security framework. The first book to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of African peace operations, The Future of African Peace Operations gives a long overdue assessment of the ways which peacekeeping on the continent has evolved overthe past decade. It will be a vital resource for policy makers, researchers and all those seeking solutions and insights into the immense security challenges which Africa is facing today.CONTENTS: 1. Towards an African model of peace operations /Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud -- 2. Confronting hybrid threats in Africa: improving multidimensional responses / Kwesi Aning and Mustapha Abdallah -- 3. Stabilization missions and mandates in African peace operations: implications for the ASF? / Solomon A. Dersso -- 4. The relationship between the AU and the RECs/RMs in relation to peace and security in Africa: subsidiarity and inevitable common destiny / Michelle Ndiaye -- 5. The strategic relationship between the African Union and its partners / Linda Darkwa -- 6. Mission support for African peace operations / Walter Lotze -- 7. United in challenges? The African Standby Force and the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises / Jide Martyns Okeke -- 8. What roles for the civilian and police dimensions in African peace operations? / Yvonne Akpasom -- 9. 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 -- 10. African peace operations: trends and future scenarios,conclusions and recommendations / Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud</p
The future of African peace operations : from the Janjaweed to Boko Haram
No full textFacing threats ranging from Islamist insurgences 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 difficult circumstances, the challenges posed by increasingly complex conflict zones have revealed a widening divide between the theory and practice of peacekeeping. With the AU ’s African Standby Force becoming fully operational in 2016, this timely and much-needed work argues that responding to these challenges will require a new and distinctively African model of peacekeeping, as well as a radical revision of the current African security framework. The first book to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of African peace operations, The Future of African Peace Operations gives a long overdue assessment of the ways which peacekeeping on the continent has evolved overthe past decade. It will be a vital resource for policy makers, researchers and all those seeking solutions and insights into the immense security challenges which Africa is facing today.CONTENTS: 1. Towards an African model of peace operations /Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud -- 2. Confronting hybrid threats in Africa: improving multidimensional responses / Kwesi Aning and Mustapha Abdallah -- 3. Stabilization missions and mandates in African peace operations: implications for the ASF? / Solomon A. Dersso -- 4. The relationship between the AU and the RECs/RMs in relation to peace and security in Africa: subsidiarity and inevitable common destiny / Michelle Ndiaye -- 5. The strategic relationship between the African Union and its partners / Linda Darkwa -- 6. Mission support for African peace operations / Walter Lotze -- 7. United in challenges? The African Standby Force and the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises / Jide Martyns Okeke -- 8. What roles for the civilian and police dimensions in African peace operations? / Yvonne Akpasom -- 9. 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 -- 10. African peace operations: trends and future scenarios,conclusions and recommendations / Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud</p
Paix et sécurité : un engagement mutuel entre l'Afrique et les pays nordiques : un rapport de l'Institut norvégien des affaires internationales (NUPI) et de l'Institut nordique de l’Afrique (NAI)
No full textAu cours des dix dernières années, les pays nordiques (Danemark, Finlande, l’Islande, Norvège et Suède) ont renforcé leurs relations avec l’Afrique en soutenant l’Architecture africaine de paix et de sécurité (APSA). Ce rapport donne un aperçu de leur coopération entre 2012 et 2021 en matière de paix et de sécurité, et présente plusieurs études de cas dans ce domaine. Cette coopération peut se manifester de différentes formes : soutien aux processus de paix, renforcement des capacités et formation pour une gestion inclusive des conflits, contribution aux opérations de paix, promotion de l’égalité des sexes, adaptation au climat et amélioration de la résilience. Le document offre une réflexion sur des thèmes transversaux (femmes, paix et sécurité, jeunesse, lutte contre l’extrémisme violent et partenariat avec l’Union Africaine), et présente à la communauté politique une cartographie de la coopération entre les pays africains et nordiques afin d’aboutir à la paix et la sécurité en Afrique.Table des matières: Préface -- Résumé -- Introduction -- Première partie : Études de cas sur les pays nordiques: Le Danemark / Jakob Dreyer -- La Finlande / Prince Duah Agyei -- L'Islande / Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir et Guðrún Sif Friðriksdóttir -- La Norvège / Ingvild Brox Brodtkorb --La Suède / Fredrik Söderbaum et Sören Stapel -- Deuxième partie : Perspectives thématiques:Capacité de soutien à la paix en Afrique / Vasu Gounden -- Les femmes, la paix et la sécurité / Olivia Ebenstål Almeida -- La jeunesse, la paix et la sécurité / Martha Kiiza Bakwesgha -- Maintien de la paix et lutte contre l'extrémisme violent / Fiifi Edu-Afful et Kwesi Aning -- Le partenariat de l'Union africaine et le Fonds pour la paix / Hafsa Maalim -- À propos des auteurs -- Bibliographie--Traduction du titre: A shared commitment: African-Nordic peace and security cooperation : a report from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) / Cedric De Coning & Angela Muvumba Sellström (eds), 2023.</p
Paix et sécurité : un engagement mutuel entre l'Afrique et les pays nordiques : un rapport de l'Institut norvégien des affaires internationales (NUPI) et de l'Institut nordique de l’Afrique (NAI)
No full textAu cours des dix dernières années, les pays nordiques (Danemark, Finlande, l’Islande, Norvège et Suède) ont renforcé leurs relations avec l’Afrique en soutenant l’Architecture africaine de paix et de sécurité (APSA). Ce rapport donne un aperçu de leur coopération entre 2012 et 2021 en matière de paix et de sécurité, et présente plusieurs études de cas dans ce domaine. Cette coopération peut se manifester de différentes formes : soutien aux processus de paix, renforcement des capacités et formation pour une gestion inclusive des conflits, contribution aux opérations de paix, promotion de l’égalité des sexes, adaptation au climat et amélioration de la résilience. Le document offre une réflexion sur des thèmes transversaux (femmes, paix et sécurité, jeunesse, lutte contre l’extrémisme violent et partenariat avec l’Union Africaine), et présente à la communauté politique une cartographie de la coopération entre les pays africains et nordiques afin d’aboutir à la paix et la sécurité en Afrique.Table des matières: Préface -- Résumé -- Introduction -- Première partie : Études de cas sur les pays nordiques: Le Danemark / Jakob Dreyer -- La Finlande / Prince Duah Agyei -- L'Islande / Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir et Guðrún Sif Friðriksdóttir -- La Norvège / Ingvild Brox Brodtkorb --La Suède / Fredrik Söderbaum et Sören Stapel -- Deuxième partie : Perspectives thématiques:Capacité de soutien à la paix en Afrique / Vasu Gounden -- Les femmes, la paix et la sécurité / Olivia Ebenstål Almeida -- La jeunesse, la paix et la sécurité / Martha Kiiza Bakwesgha -- Maintien de la paix et lutte contre l'extrémisme violent / Fiifi Edu-Afful et Kwesi Aning -- Le partenariat de l'Union africaine et le Fonds pour la paix / Hafsa Maalim -- À propos des auteurs -- Bibliographie--Traduction du titre: A shared commitment: African-Nordic peace and security cooperation : a report from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) / Cedric De Coning & Angela Muvumba Sellström (eds), 2023.</p
A shared commitment : African-Nordic peace and security cooperation : a report from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
No full textOver the past decade, the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden – have strengthened their relationship with African states and societies by supporting the African Peace and Security Architecture and promoting African involvement in conflict prevention, mediation, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding efforts. This report offers an overview of the partnership between African and Nordic countries in peace and security from 2012 to 2021. It features original case studies on Nordic country cooperation with African actors and institutions, across an array of efforts, including support to peace processes, building capacity and training for inclusive conflict management, contributing to peace operations, and advancing gender equality, climate adaptation and resilience. It also includes perspectives on cross-cutting themes such as women, peace and security, youth, countering violent extremism, and partnership with the African Union. The report aims to be a resource for the policy community, mapping African-Nordic cooperation, in pursuit of peace and security in Africa.Contents: Preface -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Part 1: Nordic country studies - Denmark / Jakob Dreyer -- Finland / Prince Duah Agyei -- Iceland / Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir and Guðrún Sif Friðriksdóttir -- Norway / Ingvild Brox Brodtkorb -- Sweden / Fredrik Söderbaum and Sören Stapel -- Part 2: Thematic perspectives -- African peace support capacity / Vasu Gounden -- Women, peace, and security / Olivia Ebenstål Almeida -- Youth, peace, and security / Martha Kiiza Bakwesgha -- Peacekeeping and countering violent extremism / Fiifi Edu-Afful and Kwesi Aning -- The African Union (AU) Partnership and the Peace Fund / Hafsa Maalim--Also available in French: Paix et sécurité: un engagement mutuel entre l'Afrique et les pays nordiques : un rapport de l'Institut norvégien des affaires internationales (NUPI) et de l'Institut nordique de l’Afrique (NAI) / Cedric De Coning & Angela Muvumba Sellström (Éd.), 2023.</p
A shared commitment : African-Nordic peace and security cooperation : a report from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
No full textOver the past decade, the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden – have strengthened their relationship with African states and societies by supporting the African Peace and Security Architecture and promoting African involvement in conflict prevention, mediation, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding efforts. This report offers an overview of the partnership between African and Nordic countries in peace and security from 2012 to 2021. It features original case studies on Nordic country cooperation with African actors and institutions, across an array of efforts, including support to peace processes, building capacity and training for inclusive conflict management, contributing to peace operations, and advancing gender equality, climate adaptation and resilience. It also includes perspectives on cross-cutting themes such as women, peace and security, youth, countering violent extremism, and partnership with the African Union. The report aims to be a resource for the policy community, mapping African-Nordic cooperation, in pursuit of peace and security in Africa.Contents: Preface -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Part 1: Nordic country studies - Denmark / Jakob Dreyer -- Finland / Prince Duah Agyei -- Iceland / Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir and Guðrún Sif Friðriksdóttir -- Norway / Ingvild Brox Brodtkorb -- Sweden / Fredrik Söderbaum and Sören Stapel -- Part 2: Thematic perspectives -- African peace support capacity / Vasu Gounden -- Women, peace, and security / Olivia Ebenstål Almeida -- Youth, peace, and security / Martha Kiiza Bakwesgha -- Peacekeeping and countering violent extremism / Fiifi Edu-Afful and Kwesi Aning -- The African Union (AU) Partnership and the Peace Fund / Hafsa Maalim--Also available in French: Paix et sécurité: un engagement mutuel entre l'Afrique et les pays nordiques : un rapport de l'Institut norvégien des affaires internationales (NUPI) et de l'Institut nordique de l’Afrique (NAI) / Cedric De Coning & Angela Muvumba Sellström (Éd.), 2023.</p
Civil-Military coordination practices and approaches within United Nations peace operations
No full textCITATION: De Coning, C. 2007. Civil-Military coordination practices and approaches within United Nations peace operations. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 10(1).The original publication is available at https://jmss.orgThe paper argues that the bi-polar civil-military coordination concept is no longer adequate to describe the system-wide coordination needs of contemporary UN peace operations, at the strategic level, in the context of the UN Integrated Mission concept. However, the civil-military coordination concept is still appropriate and meaningful at the operational and tactical levels, both from a humanitarian and military perspective. UN Civil-Military Coordination (UN CIMIC) is the function within the military component of a UN peace operation responsible for facilitating liaison and coordination between the military component of the UN mission and its civilian counterparts and partners. In the UN Integrated Mission context the military component is one of many UN mission components, and function as part of the overall UN System. As such it participates in a wide network of coordination mechanisms that, taken together, constitute mission-wide coordination. UN CIMIC is not responsible for all aspects of civil-military coordination, but it has a very specific role to play in the context of Mission Support and Community Support, and the overall Liaison and Information Management function required to sustain these two types of military support to civilian partners in a UN peace operations context.https://jmss.org/article/view/57636Publisher's versio
Options Stratégiques pour l'Avenir des Opérations de Paix Africaines 2015-2025 : Rapport de Séminaire
No full textLa complexité grandissante des environnements sécuritaires impose unhaut niveau d’exigences vis-à-vis des opérations de paix africaines etcomplique les efforts de long terme pour la consolidation de la paix etle renforcement de l’État. Les expériences de l'Union africaine (UA) etdes sous-régions au cours de la dernière décennie montrent qu’unmodèle africain des opérations de paix a émergé, qui est en contradictionavec les scénarios et les hypothèses multidimensionnelles demission qui sous-tendaient originellement le cadre de la Force africaineen attente (FAA).Table: Résumé -- 1. Les opérations de paix africaines: tendances et scénarios futurs? -- 2. Le contexte: le paysage actuel de la sécurité en Afrique -- 3. Les partenariats des opérations de paix de l'UA -- 4. Les dimensions civile et de police des opérations de paix -- 5. Conclusions et recommandations -- A propos des auteurs -- AppendiceCe rapport est le fruit du séminaire 'The Future of African Peace Operations: Strategic Options 2015–2025', organisé conjointement par le Nordic Africa Instituteet le Training for Peace Programme à Cape Town, 17–18 décembre 2015. Le rapportest basé sur les travaux du séminaire.</p
Options Stratégiques pour l'Avenir des Opérations de Paix Africaines 2015-2025 : Rapport de Séminaire
No full textLa complexité grandissante des environnements sécuritaires impose unhaut niveau d’exigences vis-à-vis des opérations de paix africaines etcomplique les efforts de long terme pour la consolidation de la paix etle renforcement de l’État. Les expériences de l'Union africaine (UA) etdes sous-régions au cours de la dernière décennie montrent qu’unmodèle africain des opérations de paix a émergé, qui est en contradictionavec les scénarios et les hypothèses multidimensionnelles demission qui sous-tendaient originellement le cadre de la Force africaineen attente (FAA).Table: Résumé -- 1. Les opérations de paix africaines: tendances et scénarios futurs? -- 2. Le contexte: le paysage actuel de la sécurité en Afrique -- 3. Les partenariats des opérations de paix de l'UA -- 4. Les dimensions civile et de police des opérations de paix -- 5. Conclusions et recommandations -- A propos des auteurs -- AppendiceCe rapport est le fruit du séminaire 'The Future of African Peace Operations: Strategic Options 2015–2025', organisé conjointement par le Nordic Africa Instituteet le Training for Peace Programme à Cape Town, 17–18 décembre 2015. Le rapportest basé sur les travaux du séminaire.</p
UN Peace Operations and Changes in the Global Order: Evolution, Adaptation, and Resilience
No full textChanges in the global order are contributing to a more pragmatic era of UN peace operations. Peace operations are likely to become less intrusive and more supportive of locally-led solutions. Three overarching themes are identified. First, the degree to which a peace operation contributes to strategic political coherence will become a key measure of its effectiveness. Second, the principle of minimum use of force is likely to remain a defining feature of peace operations. Third, the scope of peace operations mandates may be trimmed down to focus on protection, stability, and politics. Whilst UN peace operations have shown a capacity to continuously adapt to new challenges, they will also remain resiliently identifiable by their enduring principles of peacekeeping
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