West Africa's Security Challenges: Building Peace in a Troubled Region

Mostly African political scholars and practitioners assess West Africa's security challenges after the end of the Cold War, focusing on the role and motivations of the region's soldiers, warlords, and rebels. They also assess the political economy of conflicts and efforts to curb the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the phenomenon of child soldiers, and the role of regional and external organizations and governments in foiling or fueling the conflicts. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR