Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=fcsp20 Download by: [Australian Catholic University] Date: 31 July 2017, At: 06:09 Contemporary Security Policy ISSN: 1352-3260 (Print) 1743-8764 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/fcsp20 The African Standby Force: The African Union’s tool for the maintenance of peace and security Linda Darkwa To cite this article: Linda Darkwa (2017): The African Standby Force: The African Union’s tool for the maintenance of peace and security, Contemporary Security Policy, DOI: 10.1080/13523260.2017.1342478 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13523260.2017.1342478 Published online: 31 Jul 2017. Submit your article to this journal View related articles View Crossmark data Citing articles: 1 View citing articles