国际事务研究院-非盟-欧盟和平与安全关系（英）.pdf

POLICY BRIEF October 2021 AU–EU RELATIONS ON PEACE AND SECURITY ABSTRACT Peace and security (PS) is a key component of the relations between the African Union and the European Union, and is likely to continue to play a central role in the future. Yet, some significant changes are possible in the role played by the African Union due to the launch of the European Peace Fund. Against this backdrop, this paper aims to analyse the “state of the art” of AU–EU relations on peace and security and to consider its main trajectories. In this framework, it analyses some key lessons learned from AU–EU cooperation on peace and security from the last seventeen years. It then considers the main structural asymmetries and drivers between the two continents. The assumption is that asymmetries continue to play an indirect but AUTHOR relevant role, even if they are rarely addressed systematically or only specifically. Furthermore, the paper analyses the European BERNARDO VENTURI Peace Facility and the current trajectory in AU–EU relations on Director and Co-Founder of the PS. Finally, a set of policy recommendations are provided to Agency for Peacebuilding (AP), IAI Research Associate the AU and EU. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. State of the art: Trends and practices in AU–EU peace and security relations 3 2. Lessons learned 4 3. The main structural asymmetries 9 4. The way forward: the European Peace Facility and other trends 10 5. Conclusions and recommendations 14 References 16 About the author 18 THE FOUNDATION FOR EUROPEAN PROGRESSIVE