Countering China in Indian Ocean Through Partnerships

 The Atlantic Council published on 16 August 2023 a paper titled "Indian Ocean Partnerships Are Key to Countering China's Maritime Ambitions" by Delharty Manson and Nicholas Nunez.  

The paper compares China's growing engagement in the Indian Ocean with the presence of US forces and suggests the best way for Washington to counter China's expansion is to build stronger ties with countries in the region.  

Peacekeeping Lessons from Somalia

The International Peace Institute published on 30 October 2019 a study titled "Lessons for 'Partnershiip Peacekeeping' from the African Union Mission in Somalia" by Paul D. Williams, George Washington University.

Deployed to Mogadishu in 2007, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) operates through a complicated and extensive system of partnerships. AMISOM remains the longest-standing peace enforcement operation built on such international partnerships. AMISOM's experience offers lessons for how partnership peacekeeping can work better.