InSierraLeonein2000,BritishcommandosintervenedtopreventabloodycoupasUNforcesfacedcollapseatthehandsoftheRevolutionaryUnitedFront.Sanctionswereimposedontherebelgroupanditskeybacker,thegovernmentofCharlesTaylorofLiberia.Disarmamentofover70,000militiafightersfollowed,andin2002SierraLeoneconductedsuccessfuldemocraticelections.Thecountrywasofficiallydeclaredatpeace,butitremainsdecidedlyfragile.ContributorsexamineSierraLeonestransitionfromwartopeacefuldemocraticrule,arguingthatwhileprogressinthecountryhasbeenremarkable,itsdevelopmentpartnersmustremainfullyengagedformanymoreyearsinorderfortheprogresstobesustained.PublishedbytheLaurierCentreforMilitary,StrategicandDisarmamentStudiesanddistributedbyWilfridLaurierUniversityPress.“
