Building Peace After War

The widespread practice of external intervention aimed at building ‘sustainable peace’ within societies ravaged by war and violence has been a striking feature of the post-Cold War era. This book examines the record of such interventions, from Cambodia in the early 1990s to ongoing efforts in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It examines the variety of forms that these interventions have taken and identifies the sources of success and failure in individual cases. Although the book draws on a wide range of case studies, its overall approach to the subject is thematic and covers three major areas.