  We derive a topological action that describes the confining phase of
(Super-)Yang-Mills theories with gauge group $SU(N)$, similar to the work
recently carried out by Seiberg and collaborators. It encodes all the
Aharonov-Bohm phases of the possible non-local operators and phases generated
by the intersection of flux tubes. Within this topological framework we show
that the worldvolume theory of domain walls contains a Chern-Simons term at
level $N$ also seen in string theory constructions. The discussion can also
illuminate dynamical differences of domain walls in the supersymmetric and
non-supersymmetric framework. Two further analogies, to string theory and the
fractional quantum Hall effect might lead to additional possibilities to
investigate the dynamics.
