ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The African Union's Emerging Peace and Security Regime
Opportunities and Challenges for Delivering on the Responsibility to Protect
Kristiana Powell
Kristiana Powell is a researcher with the conflict prevention programme at The North-South Institute (NSI). With Stephen Baranyi, she leads NSI’s research on regional security and the responsibility to protect at the institute. She has published on the trade of small arms and light weapons, and Canadian foreign and defence policy, including commissioned papers for the Canadian government on the G8 and conflict prevention in Africa, and the African Standby Force. Kristiana completed her graduate work in International Relations at the University of Toronto, Canada.
The North-South Institute (NSI) is located in Ottawa, Canada. It is a charitable corporation established in 1976 to provide professional, policy relevant research on relations between industrialised and developing countries. The institute is independent and cooperates with a wide range of Canadian and international organisations working on related activities.