African Security Review - March 2008

• Africa in the world - Deane-Peter Baker
• United States relations with South Africa: why now is a critical time to strengthen them - Thaddeus L Underwood
• The United States Africa Command: enhancing American security or fostering African development - Christopher Isike, Ufo Okeke-Uzodike and Lysias Gilbert
• China's ventures in Africa - Kwesi Aning and Delphine Lecoutre
• Demilitarising militias in the Kivus (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) - Monika Thakur
• The African Union's evolving role in peace operations: the African Union Mission in Burundi, the African Union Mission in Sudan and the African Union Mission in Somalia - Tim Murithi
• South Africa: a future research agenda for post-conflict reconstruction - Richard Gueli
• Considerations on the concept of a regional commercial satellite imagery interpretation centre in support of African peace operations - Geoffrey Quick
• Only a Folie de Grandeur? Understanding French policy in Africa - Berouk Mesfin