"[The Electoral and Security Assistance Mission to the Comoros (MAES)], an AU mission set up to secure the elections in the Comoros, would not have been able to succeed in fulfilling its mandate without the complimentary intervening AU mission ‘Operation Democracy’. Operation Democracy ... has been a breakthrough for the AU when it comes to planning and conducting peace operations ... [The] lack of support from key states might have consequences for the AU’s ability to take appropriate and timely action." (Quoted from paper)