Collective Insecurity

This book provides both a superb analysis of the historical dysfunctionof the post-colonial African state generally and, more specifically, aprobing critique of the crisis that resulted in the tragic collapse ofLiberia. Ikechi Mgbeoji ultimately shows that blame for this endlesscycle of violence must be laid at the feet of both the Western powersand African states themselves. He further posits that a reconstructedregime of African statehood, legitimate governance, and reform of theUnited Nations Security Council are imperatives for the creation of astable African polity.