The risks of african military capacity building: Lessons from rwanda

African Affairs

Volumn 113, Issue 451, 2014, Pages 212-231

  Beswick, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; PEACEKEEPING; POLICE FORCE; POLITICAL CONFLICT; STATE ROLE; VIOLENCE;

CONGO; RWANDA;

EID: 84985946736     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: 14682621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adu003     Document Type: Article

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