The Peace and Security Council of the African Union: Evaluating an embryonic international institution

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 603-626

  Williams, Paul D ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; PEACEKEEPING; REGIONAL SECURITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 77950775691     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X09990048     Document Type: Article

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