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Interregional cooperation in peace and security as key feature of the EU external relations is particularly relevant in Africa-EU relations. However, these efforts have not been systematically evaluated to date. Focusing specifically on interregional peace operations, this volume provides the first comprehensive evaluation of the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security. It explains the effectiveness of interregional security cooperation across three cases: (1) the AU-EU response in the Central African Republic (2013) and (2) in Somalia (2007-2017), (3) and the ECOWAS-EU efforts in Mali (2012). The book makes a valuable empirical, theoretical, and methodological contribution to EU foreign policy, comparative regionalism, and conflict studies.
Sommario
Chapter 1. Introduction: Evaluating the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security.- Chapter 2. Theorizing interregional effectiveness and its conditions.- Chapter 3. Case Study I: AU-EU cooperation in response to the 2013 crisis in the Central African Republic.- Chapter 4. Case Study II: ECOWAS-EU cooperation in Mali.- Chapter 5. Case Study III: AU-EU cooperation in response to the crisis in Somalia.- Chapter 6. Conclusions: cross-case comparison, theoretical reflections, and policy recommendations.
Info autore
Friedrich Plank is Lecturer at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany.
Relazione
"The book has many merits. It is logical, concise and it genuinely treats the African and the European partners in peace operations as equals and shows that the security partnership between the EU and Africa is a lot more symmetrical and similar than the readers would think ... . The book is also meticulously researched ... ." (János Besenyö, International Peacekeeping, September 18, 2024)
