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The challenges of China-European Union security cooperation in Africa

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  • Niall Duggan

    (University College Cork)

  • Obert Hodzi

    (University of Liverpool)

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The EU-China cooperation on security in Africa has remained on the level of aspirations and policy formulation with insignificant tangible results. Traditionally, the EU has played a strong role in Africa’s security architecture, and China’s participation within this policy area will open up areas of possible cooperation and conflict. Both China and the EU share the same goals in Africa—a stable and secure Africa. To achieve that objective, Africa, China and the EU agree, in principle, that a comprehensive approach that incorporates both traditional and non-traditional security methods, as well as a greater level of development support for African nations, must be taken. However, several challenges impede such cooperation. An EU arms embargo on China, conceptual gaps between the EU and China in human rights and sovereignty, and increasing levels of competition for natural resources are all barriers to trilateral security. This paper outlines those challenges, focusing particularly on barriers to cooperation in the areas of traditional and non-traditional security and development aid projects.

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  • Niall Duggan & Obert Hodzi, 2021. "The challenges of China-European Union security cooperation in Africa," Asia Europe Journal, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 43-57, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:asiaeu:v:19:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1007_s10308-020-00585-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s10308-020-00585-0
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