This article examines the significant challenges faced by the numerous and large PSOs in Africa including the involvement of non-state actors within fragile states, the rising expectation to focus on protection of civilians without appropriate resources, African suspicions of neo-colonial agendas by Western powers and the pursuit of ambitious yet vague mandates.
Author Biography
Marina Caparini
Marina Caparini has twenty years of scholarly and policy experience across a wide spectrum of international security and justice issues.
