Peacekeeping and the effective prevention of war / Robert I. Rotberg -- African peacekeepers and state failure / Jeffrey Herbst -- Peacekeeping and the peacekept : developing mandates for potential intervenors / Christopher Clapham -- African peacekeeping and American strategy / Steven Metz -- Employing African forces in peace operations in Africa / Happyton M. Bonyongwe -- African responses to African crises : creating a military response / Robert I. Rotberg -- Preventing conflict in Africa : possibilities of peace enforcement / Ericka A. Albaugh