West africas security challenges building peace in a troubled region edited by adekeye adebajo and ismail rashid boulder co lynne rienner 2004 pp 449 us5995 us2200 pbk volume 43 issue 2 peter schwab. West africas security challenges building peace in a troubled region may 13 2004 by adekeye adebajo and ismail rashid the authors provide a context for understanding the regions security dilemmas highlighting the link between failures of economic development governance and democratization on the one hand and military insecurity and violent conflicts on the other. West africas security challenges is the first comprehensive assessment of the resulting mix of setbacks and progress the authors provide a context for understanding the regions security dilemmas highlighting the link between failures of economic development governance and democratization on the one hand and military insecurity and violent conflicts on the other the role of key regional . West africas security challenges building peace in a troubled region by adekeye adebajo ismail rashid january 2005 canadian journal of african studies 393603 605. Among the worlds most unstable regions west africa in the last decade has experienced a web of conflicts with profound and wide ranging effects west africas security challenges is the first comprehensive assessment of the resulting mix of setbacks and progress