With the creation of the African Peace and Security Architecture in 2004, African states were aiming to assume the primary responsibility for peace and security on the continent and establish a structure to assemble the necessary financial and military means. However, despite the constant evocation of “African ownership,” it is non-African actors that call the tune...

The end of the immediate post-Cold War era and the dissatisfaction with prevailing approaches to international relations have opened new spaces for theorising about world politics. This article summarises the arguments for a substantial reappraisal of security cooperation in Africa, as advanced in the author's recently published book Security cooperation in Africa:...