Books in the Global Security in a Changing World series

This book provides an informed and critical reflection on the adequacy of the emerging African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) to the medium- and long-term challenges and opportunities of conflict prevention, management and resolution in Africa. The book revolves around three main areas of focus: continental embeddedness.

Analyzes the successes and failures of foreign interventions in intrastate ethnic wars. This title studies interventions in Chad, Georgia, Somalia and Rwanda and relates them to the main theories of international security - the ethnic security dilemma and the credible commitment problem.

Examines the way in which the EU and US have conceptualized the threat of Latin American cocaine trafficking. This book explores the impact of cocaine trafficking on four state functions: economic, political, public order, and diplomatic, in order to explain why it has become 'securitized'.

Offers an analysis of the operationalization and institutionalization of the peace and security architecture by the African Union and Africa's Regional Economic Communities (RECs). This title includes chapters which provide key points for reflection on the architecture as a whole as well as on each of the structures under implementation.

The security issues confronting Asia are complex. This book brings together regional perspectives from across Asia, to examine how the challenges are perceived and managed; drawing upon the concepts of securitization and desecuritization. It is aimed at those interested in security studies, international relations and development studies.

Revisits post-Cold War Disarmament Disintegration and Reintegration (DDR) programmes in the light of previous experiences of disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration. This book is suitable for policy makers, students and scholars of conflict studies, and those working in NGOs, particularly donor agencies.

The refugee phenomenon is a major force in international politics. This title analyses how and why refugees, victims of insecurity caused by persecution and the many incessant conflicts which continue unabated, have come to be viewed by scholars and practitioners as security threats.

Focuses on Canada's security policy in Africa and relations towards Africa's regional organizations. The author captures an emerging trend of cooperation on peace, security, and development between the Canadian government and African regional organizations in the twenty-first century.

By adopting a holistic multi-disciplinary approach which identifies key themes and case studies, this book sets the scene for the debate surrounding sustainable agriculture in post-conflict environments. Seeing 'fixing' agriculture as more than merely a technical matter, the volume focuses on this critical post-conflict challenge with social.

This book revisits post-Cold War Disarmament Disintegration and Reintegration (DDR) programmes in the light of previous experiences of disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration. In the history of North America and Europe, in particular, such programmes had a major impact on state-building, contributing to the development of the welfare state, shaping political settlements and directing government policy to maintain social peace. The authors in this important book ask what is left of these state-building dimensions in contemporary DDR programmes and whether the constraints imposed by international organisations on DDR programmes have more negative effects than positive ones. The role of political leadership in DDR processes is highlighted: can bureaucratically-driven processes deliver success? Only if political elites take full control and manage DDR programmes can there be a lasting impact on state-building. Even then, most political elites avoid deep changes in their relationship with the veterans. Is there a chance of reshaping international intervention in such a way as to favour the development of a ''social contract'' between political elites and veterans? In taking a historical perspective, this book is unique in the existing literature on DDR and will be essential reading for policy makers, students and scholars of conflict studies, and those working in NGOs, particularly donor agencies. This volume was produced with the contribution of the Crisis States Research Centre (LSE).