Friedrich Plank is Lecturer at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany.

“The book has many merits. It is logical, concise and it genuinely treats the African and the European partners in peace operations as equals and shows that the security partnership between the EU and Africa is a lot more symmetrical and similar than the readers would think … . The book is also meticulously researched … .” (János Besenyő, International Peacekeeping, September 18, 2024)

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Evaluating the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security.- Chapter 2. Theorizing interregional effectiveness and its conditions.- Chapter 3. Case Study I: AU-EU cooperation in response to the 2013 crisis in the Central African Republic.- Chapter 4. Case Study II: ECOWAS-EU cooperation in Mali.- Chapter 5. Case Study III: AU-EU cooperation in response to the crisis in Somalia.- Chapter 6. Conclusions: cross-case comparison, theoretical reflections, and policy recommendations.

Friedrich Plank is Lecturer at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany.

“The book has many merits. It is logical, concise and it genuinely treats the African and the European partners in peace operations as equals and shows that the security partnership between the EU and Africa is a lot more symmetrical and similar than the readers would think … . The book is also meticulously researched … .” (János Besenyő, International Peacekeeping, September 18, 2024)

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Evaluating the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security.- Chapter 2. Theorizing interregional effectiveness and its conditions.- Chapter 3. Case Study I: AU-EU cooperation in response to the 2013 crisis in the Central African Republic.- Chapter 4. Case Study II: ECOWAS-EU cooperation in Mali.- Chapter 5. Case Study III: AU-EU cooperation in response to the crisis in Somalia.- Chapter 6. Conclusions: cross-case comparison, theoretical reflections, and policy recommendations.

Friedrich Plank is Lecturer at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany.

“The book has many merits. It is logical, concise and it genuinely treats the African and the European partners in peace operations as equals and shows that the security partnership between the EU and Africa is a lot more symmetrical and similar than the readers would think … . The book is also meticulously researched … .” (János Besenyő, International Peacekeeping, September 18, 2024)

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Evaluating the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security.- Chapter 2. Theorizing interregional effectiveness and its conditions.- Chapter 3. Case Study I: AU-EU cooperation in response to the 2013 crisis in the Central African Republic.- Chapter 4. Case Study II: ECOWAS-EU cooperation in Mali.- Chapter 5. Case Study III: AU-EU cooperation in response to the crisis in Somalia.- Chapter 6. Conclusions: cross-case comparison, theoretical reflections, and policy recommendations.