The Role of the African Union in African Peacekeeping Operations
Abstract
This SRP assesses the readiness of the African Union (AU) to participate in African peacekeeping operations (PKOs) in the context of the current African Peace and Security Architecture. An assessment of AU PKOs in Burundi and Sudan affirms that the organization is subject to constraints on the political, institutional, and conceptual levels that detract from the effectiveness and readiness of the AU. However, as the leading continental organization, it has a moral and institutional responsibility to contribute prominently to African peacekeeping requirements. Therefore, with violent armed conflicts still raging across the continent, it is difficult to imagine the need for the AU contributions to African PKOs diminishing in the near future - even, if the readiness of the organization is in question. This SRP confirms the necessity for collaborative global peacekeeping partnerships between the AU and other international actors, since the organization is not ready to conduct unilateral PKOs in Africa.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 26, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA500610
Entities
People
- John P. Kobbie
Organizations
- United States Army War College