Working Paper No. 52. Regional Arrangements and Security Challenges: a comparative analysis.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2009
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Haacke, J., Williams, P.D.

Abstract

This paper examines six major security challenges faced by a variety of regions and explores the extent and nature of regional variation. The paper analyses regional arrangements in three organisations - the African Union, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. These three organisations were chosen for their diversity of membership and institutional structure. The paper draws out the differences in responses to intrastate strife within member states and to policies for dealing with transnational challenges.

Citation

Working Paper No. 52 (series 2), London, UK; Crisis States Research Centre, 29 pp.

Working Paper No. 52. Regional Arrangements and Security Challenges: a comparative analysis.

Published 1 January 2009
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