Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

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May 12, 2011 / By Susan Megy
Elections and Violence in West Africa: Can ECOWAS Peacekeepers Help?

Nigeria's April 16th election has been hailed the most credible since its return to civilian rule in 1999, yet rioting, displacement and heavy civilian casualties in the north have

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May 12, 2011
Coordinating Global Priorities Amidst the Financial Crisis

With today’s tough financial reality, the international community is hard-pressed in meeting both national security and global development objectives as policymakers around the world

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December 01, 2009 / By Madeline England, Alix Boucher
Security Sector Reform Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Security sector reform (SSR) aims to support the development of “effective, inclusive and accountable security institutions so as to contribute to international peace and security,

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July 15, 2007 / By Alix Boucher, Victoria Holt
African Perspectives on African Security Challenges and Modern Peace Operations

Peacekeeping forces are deployed in record numbers in Africa today, working to support sustainable peace in regions from West Africa to the Horn of Africa and from the Western Sahara to

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June 01, 1993 / By Virginia Page Fortna
Regional Organizations and Peacekeeping

At a time when the UN was struggling to find the resources to cope with a rising tide of regional conflict and rapidly growing demand for its peacekeeping services, this paper examined

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