South Africa and the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture: Old Responsibilities and New Challenges
| dc.contributor.author | Akokpari, John | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-11T08:59:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-11T08:59:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The African Union established a Peace and Security architecture to prevent and resolve conflicts, which have remained endemic on the continent. The initiative was also to distinguish the AU from its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, which had an appalling record in conflict resolution. However, in addition to the familiar challenges of financial constraints and perennial conflicts, the PSA faces a new challenge in the form of contradictory postures by South Africa on critical security issues. Together, these challenges vitiate the ability of the AU to swiftly end conflicts. As well, South Africa’s contradictory positions on certain security issues undermined unity mong AU members. The latter was demonstrated in the initial lack of consensus in the election of the Chairperson of the AU Commission. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Akokpari, J. (2016). South Africa and the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture: Old Responsibilities and New Challenges. <i>Brazilian Journal of African Studies</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24730 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Akokpari, John "South Africa and the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture: Old Responsibilities and New Challenges." <i>Brazilian Journal of African Studies</i> (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24730 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Akokpari, J. (2016). South Africa and the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture: Old Responsibilities and New Challenges. Brazilian Journal of African Studies, 1(2): 28-47. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2448-3915 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Akokpari, John AB - The African Union established a Peace and Security architecture to prevent and resolve conflicts, which have remained endemic on the continent. The initiative was also to distinguish the AU from its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, which had an appalling record in conflict resolution. However, in addition to the familiar challenges of financial constraints and perennial conflicts, the PSA faces a new challenge in the form of contradictory postures by South Africa on critical security issues. Together, these challenges vitiate the ability of the AU to swiftly end conflicts. As well, South Africa’s contradictory positions on certain security issues undermined unity mong AU members. The latter was demonstrated in the initial lack of consensus in the election of the Chairperson of the AU Commission. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Brazilian Journal of African Studies LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 SM - 2448-3915 T1 - South Africa and the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture: Old Responsibilities and New Challenges TI - South Africa and the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture: Old Responsibilities and New Challenges UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24730 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24730 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Akokpari J. South Africa and the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture: Old Responsibilities and New Challenges. Brazilian Journal of African Studies. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24730. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Centro Brasileiro de Estudos Africanos | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Political Studies | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Brazilian Journal of African Studies | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.ufrgs.br/cebrafrica/en/revista-brasileira-de-estudos-africanos/ | |
| dc.title | South Africa and the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture: Old Responsibilities and New Challenges | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |