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008			111004s2012 mdu b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9780761857181 _q(pbk. ; _qalk. paper)
040			_beng _cASTL
100	1		_aHailu, Solomon. _9847377
245	1	0	_aPromoting collective security in Africa : _bthe roles and responsibilities of the United Nations, African states, institutions, and western powers / _cSolomon Hailu.
260			_aLanham, Md. : _bUniversity Press of America, _c2012.
300			_axvii, 158 pages ; _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 133-151) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- The origin of collective security -- The UN collective security system -- International dimensions of conflict in post-colonial Africa -- Collective security system and peacekeeping in Africa -- African Union and challenges to peacekeeping -- African Union and African Sub-Regions' Role in Peacekeeping -- The UN and African regional bodies in peacekeeping -- South Africa's remission to the international system -- South Africa's peacekeeping role in Africa: push and pull factors -- Lesotho crisis and South Africa's intervention: what kind of peacekeeping? -- Nigeria and South Africa in peace support operation in Africa.
520			_a"In principle, collective security is designed on a common understanding that peace and security is indivisible in which the load of order-keeping should be shared among all members of the collective security institution. The League of Nations and its heir, the United Nations, were created to achieve international security through collective measures; however, both institutions suffered from member countries' lack of necessary political will and resource commitment to make the collective security system work under different circumstances. This problem has been largely evident in addressing security problems in developing regions, particularly in Africa. The western powers (U.S., Britain, France) have less interest in sharing responsibility to enforce collective security system in Africa. Western nations have clearly elevated their national security imperatives to a higher level of importance over their obligation to the indivisibility of peace and collective security. Under such circumstance, there seems to be no alternative but that collective security should rely heavily on Africans themselves under the auspices of the newly established African Union (AU). African Union has undergone structural, doctrinal, and institutional changes to better handle security problems in the continent. Obviously young and weakly developed, AU regional security capacity proved that it is incapable of resolving the diverse and complex nature of conflict by itself. The widespread conflict in Africa has indeed pushed AU to over-commit itself beyond its capacity. Therefore, it will be necessary in the future for the AU to seek more support for collective security form the UN, Western powers, African regional security alliances and so-called African anchor states such as South Africa and Nigeria."-- _cPublisher's website.
610	2	0	_aUnited Nations. _9847378
610	2	0	_aAfrican Union. _9847379
610	2	7	_aAfrican Union. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00764593 _9847379
610	2	7	_aUnited Nations. _2fast _9847378
650		0	_aSecurity, International _zAfrica. _9847380
650		0	_aNational security _zAfrica. _9847381
650		7	_aNational security. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01033711 _9847382
650		7	_aSecurity, International. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01110895 _9847383
651		7	_aAfrica. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01239509 _9847384
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