Future of African Peace Operations

Cedric de Coning is a senior researcher with the Peace Operations and Peacebuilding Research Group at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and a senior adviser on peacekeeping and peacebuilding for ACCORD.Linnéa Gelot is a senior researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala, Sweden, a senior lecturer in peace and development studies at the School of Global Studies and an affiliated fellow of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.John Karlsrud is senior research fellow and manager of the Training for Peace programme at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, working on peacekeeping, peacebuilding and humanitarian issues.

• 1. Towards an African Model of Peace Operations - Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud2. Confronting Hybrid Threats in Africa: Improving Multidimensional Responses - Kwesi Aning and Mustapha Abdallah3. Stabilization Missions and Mandates in African Peace Operations: Implications for the ASF? - Solomon A. Dersso4. The Relationship between the AU and the RECs/RMs in Relation to Peace and Security in Africa: Subsidiarity and Inevitable Common Destiny - Michelle Ndiaye5. The Strategic Relationship between the African Union and Its Partners - Linda Darkwa6. Mission Support for African Peace Operations - Walter Lotze7. United in Challenges? The African Standby Force and the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises - Jide Martyns Okeke8. What Roles for the Civilian and Police Dimensions in African Peace Operations? - Yvonne Akpasom9. Adapting the African Standby Force to a Just-in-Time Readiness Model: Improved Alignment with the Emerging African Model of Peace Operations - Cedric de Coning10. African Peace Operations: Trends and Future Scenarios, Conclusions and Recommendations - Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud

For policymakers in both international organizations and national institutions...the book is a valuable addition to the contemporary discourse.