New Security Threats and Crises in Africa: Regional and International Perspectives

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables and Figure......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
List of Contributors......Page 14
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 18
Introduction: Evolving Security Discourse and Crises in Africa: Conceptual, Policy, and Practical Relevance......Page 22
Part I: New Security Threats: African and International Perspectives......Page 38
1 The African Union and Security in Africa......Page 40
2 Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: From Humanitarian to Security Paradigm......Page 60
3 Africa’s Responses to International Terrorism and the War against It......Page 80
4 Climate Change and the Risk of Conflict in Africa......Page 108
5 Securing Africa’s Food Security: Current Constraints and Future Options......Page 132
6 Confronting Africa’s Health Challenges......Page 150
Part II: The International Community and African Crises......Page 168
7 Darfur and the International Community: Self-determination, State building, and “The Responsibility to Protect”......Page 170
8 The International Community and Congo’s Recent Crises......Page 192
9 International Organizations and Civil Wars in Africa: The Liberian Case......Page 212
10 International Actors and Côte d’Ivoire’s Political and Economic Crises......Page 234
11 A Crisis with an Origin: Proposing a Framework for Local and International Engagement in Zimbabwe......Page 268
Index......Page 294