Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of maps; Introduction; Chapter 1. Identity and Insecurity; Political and Social Background; The Barundi Political Experiment; A Balance of Fear; The Collective Response: International Organisations; The Collective Response: The Sub-regional Role; Track-Two Action: The NGO Contribution; The Impact of Collective Action; Chapter 2. External Military Intervention Versus Local Action; Proposals for Protection; Preventive Deployment; Humanitarian Operations; Military Intervention Versus Political Reality; Conclusions
Lessons and Proposals Conclusion; Notes
Summary
Examines the international responses to the ethnic conflicts in Burundi and Rwanda from 1993-1997 and their overspill into Zaire. Concludes that the external reaction was impotent and incoherent, and urges a number of changes in response by the international community
