Peacekeepers, Politicians, and Warlords: The Liberian Peace Process (Foundations of Peace)

Book Description
When the international community responds to a massive humanitarian emergency, such as the one in Liberia, the operation that results is both complicated and ephemeral. The multifaceted nature of the problems in the crisis area attracts many different responses ranging from the deployment of thousands of international troops and observers to groups of civilians who act locally. Acting simultaneously but not always in concert with the response operations are the regional and international political leaders. In the context of Liberia, the crisis and the international response to it developed in stages, each with its own idiosyncratic nature, characteristic form of violence, cast of dominant personalities, and fresh bouts of extreme violence. Peacekeepers, Politicians, and Warlords is an original account of the entire peace process in Liberia that penetrates the roles of the peacekeepers, the warlords and the politicians who were the key actors in this narrative. UNU Series on Foundations of Peace


About the Author
Abiodun Alao is at the African Security Unit at the Centre for Defence Studies, King's College London. John Mackinlay is a Senior Research Associate of the Centre for Defence Studies, and a principle lecturer at the new UK Joint Services Command and Staff College. 'Funmi Olonisakin is a MacArthur Foundation Research Associate with the Department of War Studies and a Research Associate at the Centre for Defence Studies.


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Focusing on the Cotonou and the Abuja accords, the authors evaluate the relative success of various factors in the advancement of peace efforts in Liberia. Research is based on local newspaper reports, operational planning documents, and other ephemera, as well as UN documents and reports. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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