"Economic Community of West African States" . . "Regional organizations." . . "Peace-building Africa, West." . . "Conflict management International cooperation Africa, West." . . . . . . "The end of the Cold War has been characterized by a wave of violent civil wars that have produced unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and suffering. Although mostly intra-state, these conflicts have spread across borders and threatened international peace and security. One of the worst affected regions is West Africa which has been home to some of Africa's most brutal and intractable conflicts for more than a decade. This volume locates the peacekeeping operations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) within an expanded post-Cold War conceptualization of humanitarian intervention. It examines the organization's capacity to protect civilians at risk in civil conflicts and to facilitate the processes of peacemaking and post-war peace-building. Taking the empirical case of ECOWAS, the book looks at the challenges posed by complex political emergencies (CPEs) to humanitarian intervention and traces the evolution of ECOWAS from an economic integration project to a security organization, examining the challenges inherent in such a transition. -- Publisher description." . . . . . . "Humanitarian intervention and conflict resolution in West Africa" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "From ECOMOG to ECOMIL" . . . . "Humanitarian intervention and conflict resolution in West Africa from ECOMOG to ECOMIL"@en . . "Humanitarian intervention and conflict resolution in West Africa from ECOMOG to ECOMIL" . . . . . . . . . "Humanitarian intervention and conflict resolution in West Africa : from ECOMOG to ECOMIL" . . . . . . . . "Livres électroniques" . . . . . . . "Taking the empirical case of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), this volume locates the peacekeeping operations of ECOWAS within an expanded post-Cold War conceptualization of humanitarian intervention. It examines the organization's capacity to protect civilians at risk in civil conflicts and to facilitate the processes of peacemaking and post-war peace-building."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Regionalism Africa, West." . . "Regionalismo África Occidental." . . "Peacekeeping forces Africa, West." . . "Sierra Leone." . . "Foreign intervention." . . "Africa, West" . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Law Enforcement." . . "Humanitarian assistance." . . "Friedenssichernde Maßnahme." . . "Conflictmanagement." . . "Economic Community of West African States." . . "Peace-building." . . "West-Afrika." . . "Construcción de la paz África Occidental." . . "Foreign relations." . . "Sécurité nationale Afrique occidentale." . . "Peacekeeping." . . "Westafrika." . . "Regionalism International cooperation Africa, West." . . "Geschichte 1990-2008." . . "Humanitäre Intervention." . . "Liberia." . . "Electronic books." . . "Humanitarian intervention." . . "Peace corps." . . "National security Africa, West." . . "Vredesoperaties." . . "Solución de conflictos África Occidental." . . "ECOWAS." . . "Institution building." . . "Maintien de la paix Afrique occidentale." . . "Humanitaire interventie." . . "Politics." . . "National security International cooperation Africa, West." . . "Peace keeping forces." . . "Konfliktregelung." . . "Seguridad nacional África Occidental." . . "Conflict management Africa, West." . . "Conflict management." . . "Economic Community of West African States Canadian Armed Forces Baltic States History Rules and practice Treaties, etc." . . "Peace-building International cooperation Africa, West." . . "Dispute settlement." . . "Friedenssicherung." . . "Conflict management International cooperation." . . "Intervención humanitaria África Occidental." . . "Humanitarian intervention Africa, West." . . "West Africa." . . "Geschichte." . . "Solución de conflictos Cooperación internacional." . . "Humanitarian intervention International cooperation Africa, West." . . "Droit d'ingérence humanitaire Afrique occidentale." . . "ECOMOG." . .