Yearbook on the African Union Volume 1 (2020)


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This is the first edition of the Yearbook on the African Union. It is first and foremost an academic project that will provide an in-depth evaluation and analysis of the institution, its processes, and its engagements. Despite the increased agency in recent years of the African Union in general, and the AU Commission in particular, little is known – outside expert policy or niche academic circles – about the Union’s activities. This is the gap the Yearbook on the African Union wants to systematically bridge. It seeks to be a reference point for in-depth research, evidence-based policy-making and decision-making. Contributors are: Adekeye Adebajo, Habibu Yaya Bappah, Bruce Byiers, Annie Barbara Hazviyemurwi Chikwanha, Dawit Yohannes Wondemagegnehu, Katharina P.W. Döring, Jens Herpolsheimer, Jacob Lisakafu, Frank Mattheis, Henning Melber, Alphonse Muleefu, John N. Nkengasong, Edefe Ojomo, Awino Okech, Jamie Pring, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Tim Zajontz.




L'ONU vue d'Afrique


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A Roundtable on Police and Gendarmerie Women in Peace Operations


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"A Roundtable hosted by the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, West African Police Project in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States, November 28-29, 2006, Abuja, Nigeria".







Ending Civil Wars


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"A project of the International Peace Academy and CISAC, The Center for International Security and Cooperation"--P. ii.




Taming Intractable Conflicts


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Some conflicts seem to defy resolution. Marked by longevity, recurrent violence, and militant agendas, these intractable conflicts refuse to be settled either on the battlefield or at the negotiating table. The longer they fester, the stronger the international community's inclination to lose heart and to turn away. But, explain the authors of this provocative volume, effective mediation in intractable conflicts is possible if the mediator knows what to do and when to do it.Written from the mediator's point of view, "Taming Intractable Conflicts" lays out the steps involved in tackling the most stubborn of conflicts. It first puts mediation in a larger context, exploring why mediators choose or decline to become involved, what happens when they get involved for the wrong reasons, and the impact of the mediator's institutional and political environment. It then discusses best mediation tradecraft at different stages: at the beginning of the engagement, when the going gets very rough, during the settlement negotiations, and in the post-settlement implementation stage.Forceful, concise, and highly readable, "Taming Intractable Conflicts" serves not only as a hands on guide for would-be mediators but also as a powerful argument for students of conflict management that intractable conflicts are not beyond the reach of mediation."




The UN Security Council


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The nature and scope of UN Security Council decisions - significantly changed in the post-Cold War era - have enormous implications for the conduct of foreign policy. The UN Security Council offers a comprehensive view of the council both internally and as a key player in world politics. Focusing on the evolution of the council's treatment of key issues, the authors discuss new concerns that must be accommodated in the decisionmaking process, the challenges of enforcement, and shifting personal and institutional factors. Case studies complement the rich thematic chapters. The book sheds much-needed light on the central events and trends of the past decade and their critical importance for the future role of the council and the UN in the sphere of international security.




La Subsidiarité dans le maintien de la paix et de la sécurité en Afrique


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L'édifice de la paix et de la sécurité internationales repose sur le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies et des organisations régionales, ses auxiliaires. Pourtant, si l'on reconnaît l'implication de ces dernières, il convient néanmoins de relever que leur relation avec l'organisation mondiale est très souvent disharmonieuse. C'est notamment le cas de la relation ONU/Union africaine dans leurs efforts de promotion et de protection de la paix et de la sécurité en Afrique. En effet, s'il est vrai que la subsidiarité est le principe qui encadre les rapports entre ces deux institutions, il n'en demeure pas moins que ceux-ci sont construits sur des antagonismes soulevant des préoccupations relatives à l'implémentation de ce principe. S'intéresser à la subsidiarité dans le maintien de la paix et de la sécurité en Afrique conduit, à cet effet, à analyser le cadre d'action du CSNU et du Conseil de paix et de sécurité de l'Union africaine. Cette vision passe aussi bien par la déclinaison de l'essence du principe de subsidiarité dans leurs interactions que par l'apport de la relation entre ces deux organisations dans l'ordre sécuritaire africain. Face au succès relatif de l'architecture internationale de paix et de sécurité, cette étude dévoile une relation entre ses acteurs pleine d'ambivalences, remettant en cause la centralité du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies. Décryptant les échecs et les facteurs de réussite, les divergences de vues et d'objectifs entre l'ONU et l'UA dans la pacification du continent, l'auteur use d'un regard critique et lucide et ouvre de nouvelles pistes de réflexion pour de nécessaires réformes de l'arbitrage international.




Free and Fair Elections


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