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The challenge of globalization and democratization to the African Union: The case of Togo Crisis

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  • Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi

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  • 2009

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Abstract (2. Language): 
Times have changed for African cold warrior dictatorships. It used to be that these cold warriors would kill, main and muscle their way into political leadership while the western world and their fellow African state look the other way. Thanks to the multinationals that supported them. The paper examines the political crisis in Togo through the Kantian Democratic Peace Theory. It assumes that the UN, and AU, ECOWAS and the international community are practical example of the Kantian “republican confederation” with overwhelming international political influence to bring pressure upon any one-republican member that threatens world peace. The paper holds that the political crisis in Togo was a threat to both regional and global peace and concludes that international pressure was responsible for the resignation of Faure Eyadema hence the restoration of constitutional order in Togo.
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