Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. A Journey in Peacekeeping 1
6. Part 1. Things Fall Apart: West African Wars
7. Introduction 5
8. 2. Sierra Leone: The Search for Peace 9
9. 3. Côte d’Ivoire: The War of Succession 59
10. 4. Liberia: From War to Peace 97
11. Part 2. Wars Without Winners: Peacekeeping in the Congo
12. Introduction 151
13. 5. Into the Cauldron: The Congo Past and Present 153
14. 6. Conflict Without End: The Kivu Wars 167
15. 7. The Contagion of Conflict: Other Places, Other Wars 199
16. 8. Pursuing Peace: Stabilization, Peacebuilding, and Transition 213
17. Part 3. Out of the Shadows: The Promise of Peace
18. Introduction 233
19. 9. Great Expectations: Intervention and Its Conceits 235
20. 10. Pipe Dreams and Possibilities: Navigating Pathways to Peace 249
21. Part 4. Moving Forward: Peacekeeping Today and Tomorrow
22. Introduction 261
23. 11. A Job Like No Other: Leading Peacekeeping Missions 263
24. 12. Facing the Future: Actions for Peace 287
25. Notes 305
26. Bibliography 315
27. Index 325
28. About the Book 340