This study analyses the pervasive and apparently intractable  intensification of conflict around the world, in the wake of the Cold War;  and the failures and limitations of multilateral organisations such as the  UN and the African Union to achieve their stated objectives. It makes  recommendations so that these organisations can make more assertive and  positive contributions to conflict reduction. Specifically on the  OAU/AU, the author illustrates that the African Union is not  fundamentally different from its predecessor; and that both have failed to  implement practical measures designed to build confidence, and regional  integration, which he argues, must be an essential component of conflict  prevention and peace-building. The author is an expert in International  Relations, and Director of the Centre for Strategic and Development  Studies, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.

The OAU (AU) and OAS in Regional Conflict Management

Literature & Fiction

Imobighe, T a

Literary

Spectrum Books

Defence and national security in Africa are relatively neglected areas of study, especially by Nigerian scholars, although research in these areas appears to be on the increase in some Nigerian universities. This study aims to make available the analytical tools and necessary criteria to enable reliable judgements about the state of the country's security and to identify the weaknesses. The book is organised into four main sections: internal security linkages, external linkages, the enforcement linkages and the defence component.

Nigeria's Defence and National

Politics & Social Sciences

Imobighe, Thomas A

Anthropology

Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria) Ltd.

Seven Africanist scholars from the African Strategic and Peace Research Group in Nigeria here address the threat of terrorism in the context of the global strategic climate. The study is against the background of the altered shape of the global security equation, and the devalued utility of the notion of security through state-centric military preparedness. They posit that failure to grasp its exact nature is leading to the spread to parts of Africa hitherto regarded as relatively safe. Further the adverse socio-political conditions on the continent have increased Africa's vulnerability. They examine areas where the experiences of other regions are relevant, providing both a regional and global context. Professor Thomas Imobighe is Director of the Centre for Strategic and Development Studies at Ambrose Alli University, Edo State. Dr. Agatha Eguavoen is Reader and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Ambrose Alli University, Edo State.

Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism. An Africa Perspective.

Eguavoen, A N T

Politics & Government

HEBN Publishers

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