Complex Emergencies in the 21st Century. Challenges of New Africa`s Strategic Peace and Security Policy Issues

This introductory text for Monograph 134 by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) outlines the African Union's efforts since 2002 to establish security architectures like the Peace and Security Council and the African Standby Force. It introduces a publication by the Training for Peace (TfP) Programme intended to enrich the discourse on protecting vulnerable populations and enhancing stability in Africa through non-prescriptive analysis.

• Since its transformation from the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 2002, the African Union has taken a proactive role in creating infrastructure and architecture to manage and resolve violent armed conflicts, including the creation of the African Standby Force (ASF) and the Peace and Security Council (PSC).
• The publication, produced by the Training for Peace (TfP) Programme at the ISS, aims to contribute to the discourse on Africa's stability and security by identifying and interrogating critical issues affecting the protection of vulnerable populations at a normative level, rather than providing prescriptive solutions.

APA

Aboagye, F. B. (n.d.). Complex Emergencies in the 21st Century. Challenges of New Africa`s Strategic Peace and Security Policy Issues. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/monograph-134-complex-emergencies-in-the-21st-century.-challenges-of-new-africas-strategic-peace-and-security-policy-issues-edited-by-festus-b-aboagye-

Chicago

Aboagye, Festus B. Complex Emergencies in the 21st Century. Challenges of New Africa`s Strategic Peace and Security Policy Issues. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/monograph-134-complex-emergencies-in-the-21st-century.-challenges-of-new-africas-strategic-peace-and-security-policy-issues-edited-by-festus-b-aboagye-.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{aboagyendcomplex, author = {Aboagye, Festus B}, title = {{Complex Emergencies in the 21st Century. Challenges of New Africa`s Strategic Peace and Security Policy Issues}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/monograph-134-complex-emergencies-in-the-21st-century.-challenges-of-new-africas-strategic-peace-and-security-policy-issues-edited-by-festus-b-aboagye-}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }