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"After the Cold War, Africa earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most bloody continent. But how can we explain this proliferation of armed conflicts? What caused them and what were their main characteristics? And what did the world's governments do to stop them? In addressing these and other questions, Paul Williams offers the first comparative assessment of more than three hundred armed conflicts which took place in Africa between 1990 and 2009--from the continental catastrophe in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the environmental disaster in the Niger Delta and mass atrocities in Sudan. Taking a broad comparative approach to examine the political contexts in which these wars occurred, he explores the key ingredients that provoked them and the major international responses undertaken to deliver lasting peace"--Page 4 of cover.

Politics and war --- Since 1960 --- Politique et guerre --- Polemology --- Africa --- International cooperation --- Political science --- International cooperation. --- Coopération internationale --- History. --- Histoire --- Afrique --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement

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'Fighting for Peace in Somalia' provides a comprehensive analysis of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an operation deployed in 2007 to stabilise the country and defend its fledgling government from one of the world's deadliest militant organisations, Harakat al-Shabaab. The book's two parts provide a history of the mission from its genesis in an earlier, failed regional initiative in 2005 up to mid-2017, as well as an analysis of the mission's six most important challenges, namely, logistics, security sector reform, civilian protection, strategic communications, stabilisation, and developing a successful exit strategy. These issues are all central to the broader debates about how to design effective peace operations in Africa and beyond.

National security --- African Union Mission in Somalia. --- National security policy --- NSP (National security policy) --- Security policy, National --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Military policy --- Government policy --- AMISOM --- African Union Mission for Somalia --- African Mission in Somalia --- Somalia. --- J.D.S. --- Jamhuriyadda Dimugradiga ee Soomaaliya --- Jamhuuriyadda Dheegcabayaasha Cilmila'anta --- Jamhuuriyadda Dimoqraadiga Soomaaliya --- Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga Soomaaliya --- Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraatiga Soomaaliya --- JDS --- Jumhuriyadda Dimuqradika Somaliya --- Jumhūrīyat al-Ṣūmāl al-Dīmuqrāṭīyah --- Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl --- Repubblica democratica somala --- Repubblica somala --- République Démocratique de Somalie --- S.D.R. --- SDR --- Somali Democratic Republic --- Somali Republic --- Soomaaliya --- Ṣūmāl --- Somalia

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Locating Africa on the global stage, this book examines and compares external involvement in the continent, exploring the foreign policies of major states and international organizations towards Africa. The contributors work within a political economy framework in order to study how these powers have attempted to stimulate democracy, peace and prosperity in the context of neo-liberal hegemony and ask whom these attempts have benefited and failed.

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Security Studies: An Introduction, 3rd edition, is the most comprehensive textbook available on the subject, providing students with an essential grounding in the debates, frameworks, and issues on the contemporary security agenda. This new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated, with new chapters added on poststructuralism, postcolonialism, securitization, peace and violence, development, women, peace and security, cybersecurity, and outer space.Divided into four parts, the text provides students with a detailed, accessible overview of the major theoretical approaches, key themes, and most significant issues within security studies.•Part 1 explores the main theoretical approaches from both traditional and critical standpoints•Part 2 explains the central concepts underpinning contemporary debates•Part 3 presents an overview of the institutional security architecture•Part 4 examines some of the key contemporary challenges to global securityCollecting these related strands into a single textbook creates a valuable teaching tool and a comprehensive, accessible learning resource for undergraduates and MA students. (Provided by publisher)

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