Nathan, Laurie2014-01-282013-09Nathan, L 2013, 'How should the peace and security performance of SADC be evaluated? A response to my critics', African Security Review, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 201-209.1024-6029 (print)2154-0128 (online)10.1080/10246029.2013.822666http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33118This article responds to the reviews by Gwinyayi Dzinesa and Elling Tjønneland of Community of insecurity: SADC's struggle for peace and security in southern Africa. It does this by exploring the methodological and analytical challenges in evaluating SADC's peace and security endeavours. It emphasises the need to present explicitly the criteria for assessment, to concentrate on the actual performance of the organisation rather than on its declarations and structures, and to make assessments and predictions on the basis of historical trends and sound analysis.en© 2013 Institute for Security Studies. This is an electronic version of an article published in African Security Review, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 201-209, 2013. doi : 10.1080/10246029.2013.822666 African Security Review is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rasr20Regional securitySADCSouthern African Development CommunityPostprint Article