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PART I - THE INSTITUTIONS
Claude E. Welch, Jr.
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The emerging nations of Africa have learned that independence is not enough. No nation can progress as an island unto itself. History has proven that for achieving economic transformation and real freedom, the nation no longer suffices. But, what nations cannot do individually, they can accomplish as a group. What they are not able to perform in isolation, they produce in cooperation. Collective Security for Surety
African regional organizations have played leading roles in constructing collective conflict management rules for the continent, but these rules or norms have not been static. Currently, the African Union (AU) deploys monitors, authorizes peace support operations, and actively engages to resolve internal conflicts. Just a few decades ago, these actions would have been deeply controversial under the Organization of African Unity (OAU). What changed to allow for this transformation in the way the African regional organization approaches peace and security? African peace examines why the OAU chose norms in 1963 that prioritized state security and led to a policy of strict non-interference - eve...