Ships passing in the night? Opportunities to integrate the African Peer Review Mechanism: early warning findings within the African Union Peace and Security Architecture

[摘要] The potent nature of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) as an early warning tool may remain in oblivion unless its peaceand security mandate is identified and benefitted from by the Africa Union (AU) Peace and SecurityArchitecture. The objectives of this study are:a) To examine the AU and sub-regional organizational mechanisms on early warning as well astheir strengths and weaknesses.b) To map out the APRM mandate in peace and security from the concept, instruments,process and reports.c) To draw both conceptual and practical links between the Continental Early Warning Systemand the APRM reports.d) To make recommendations of how APRM early warning findings can be integrated within theAU Peace and Security Architecture for early response.

[发布机构] University of Pretoria