Towards a common doctrine for African Standby Force-led peace operations

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dc.contributor.authorFitz-Gerald, A
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-07T13:32:24Z
dc.date.available2017-08-07T13:32:24Z
dc.date.issued2017-07-04
dc.description.abstractThis article considers the military doctrine currently available to the African Standby Force (ASF) for peace operations (PO) on the African continent. In the absence of an updated and relevant doctrine for PO, risks are posed to the harmonization and coordination of multinational missions, as well as to the successful achievement of mission objectives. Despite laudable efforts by both the United Nations (UN) and bilateral donor nations to support the preparatory and continuation training of ASF troops, differences in the national and multinational experiences of this work and the differences in the legal basis of this doctrine do not provide an optimal ‘stop gap’ measure. The pressing new requirement for African peace missions to deter terrorist and insurgent anti-peace factions exposes the limitations of UN doctrine, which preserves traditional peacekeeping principles of consent, impartiality and minimum use of force. UN peace enforcement mandates, and guidance derived from NATO’s non-African experiences do not provide adequate guidance for ASF troops preparing to enter these operating environments. A cursory study of the impact of the absence of common doctrine supporting the multinational African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) indicates that different doctrinal approaches impact negatively on AMISOM’s ability to achieve its objectives.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationFitz-Gerald A. (2017) Towards a common doctrine for African Standby Force-led peace operations. International Peacekeeping, Volume 24, Issue 4, 2017, pp. 616-638en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2017.1345313
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12283
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectPeace operaionsen_UK
dc.subjectAfrican Unionen_UK
dc.titleTowards a common doctrine for African Standby Force-led peace operationsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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