This slim volume contains a pithy analysis of issues surrounding the creation of security and economic integration in West Africa. The issues of past and continuing conflict, the role of internal and external actors, and the complexities of politics and ethnic divisions are examined in three case studies of recent events in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau. Adebajo is director of the Africa Program at the International Peace Academy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)