{"product_id":"peacekeeping-in-darfur-the-dilemmas-of-an-african-union-un-force-commander-hardcover","title":"Peacekeeping in Darfur: The Dilemmas of an African Union-Un Force Commander - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Luther Agwai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAkinbode Fasakin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, Martin Luther Agwai was deployed to Darfur as Force Commander of UNAMID, which, as the first African Union-UN hybrid mission, was to become the largest peacekeeping operation in the world. Four years earlier, Darfur had imploded, descending into violent conflicts. The international community - in the form of both activists and state actors - felt it could not remain uninvolved lest a genocide on the scale of Rwanda occurred. Despite such lofty intentions, UNAMID proved to be high on promise but low on commitment and delivery. Ultimately, it failed to address the conflicts taking place, much less build a sustainable peace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgwai provides unique insight into what went wrong in Darfur, and the myriad challenges facing international peacekeeping operations more generally. Crucially, he highlights the lack of multi-level cooperation between the people of Darfur and the intervening parties, and how the absence of a bottom-up approach to peacebuilding works against peace being both achieved and maintained.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Luther Agwai\u003c\/b\u003e served as Force Commander of UNAMID in 2007-2009, and was Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Staff in, respectively, 2003-2006 and 2006-2007. Since 2016, he has been a Visiting Professor at the African Leadership Centre, King's College, London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkibode Fasakin\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Aide to General Agwai. He is a Doctoral Candidate at the Swedish Defence University and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. He was a Fellow of the African Leadership Centre's Peace and Security Programme at King's College, London.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329568661811,"sku":"9780755642731","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/19TRhWkqEr9780755642731.webp?v=1778171189","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/peacekeeping-in-darfur-the-dilemmas-of-an-african-union-un-force-commander-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}