Challenges to Contemporary Peace Support Operations in Africa
Authors
Marina Caparini
Abstract
This article examines the significant challenges faced by the numerous and large PSOs in Africa including the involvement of non-state actors within fragile states, the rising expectation to focus on protection of civilians without appropriate resources, African suspicions of neo-colonial agendas by Western powers and the pursuit of ambitious yet vague mandates.
Author Biography
Marina Caparini
Marina Caparini has twenty years of scholarly and policy experience across a wide spectrum of international security and justice issues.