West Africa's security challenges
Subtitle: building peace in a troubled region
By: Adekeye Adebajo and Ismail Rashid (eds.).
Contributors: Adebajo, Adekeye, 1966-; Rashid, Ismail O. D., 1963-
Series: A project of the International Peace Academy
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, c2004.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 449
Subjects: National security -- Africa, West.; Regionalism -- Africa, West.; Conflict management -- Africa, West.; Peace-building -- Africa, West.; Africa, West -- Politics and government -- 1960-; Africa, West -- Economic conditions -- 1960-; Africa, West -- Military policy.
Description: "Among the world's most unstable regions, West Africa in the last decade has experienced a web of conflicts with profound and wide-ranging effects. West Africa's Security Challenges is the first comprehensive assessment of the resulting mix of setbacks and progress." "The authors provide a context for understanding the region's security dilemmas, highlighting the link between failures of economic development, governance, and democratization on the one hand, and military insecurity and violent conflicts on the other. The role of key regional and external actors in foiling - and sometimes fueling - conflicts is also examined. The result is an analysis that is not only academically rigorous, but also relevant to current policy debates."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-417) and index.