Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A Legal Basis for Legitimate AU Deployments: A Cautionary Tale
  • 3. From "Inhumanitarian Non-intervention" to Protection of Civilians (POC)
  • A Paradigmatic change in AU and UN Peace Missions?
  • 4. The Role of the Civilian Component in African Union Peace Support Operations
  • 5. A Need for Military Psychology in Africa: The African Standby Force as an Example
  • 6. The African Standby Force: A Reactive Paper Tiger or a Pre-Emptive Lion?
  • 7. From Idea to Practice to Failure?Evaluating Rapid Response Mechanisms for African Crises
  • 8. A Toothless Lion? The Role of the Southern African Development Community in Conflict Management
  • 9. Evolving Security Threats in West Africa: Interrogating ECOWAS' Response Mechanism
  • 10. East Africa Standby Force: Diffused Asymmetries and the Challenges of Constructing a Security Architecture
  • 11. The North African Regional Capability in a Changing North Africa
  • 12. The Future of African Standby and Rapid Deployment Capabilities: Theoretical Dreams or Practical Constraints
  • Index