shameless self-promotion

African Security Review recently published a special issue on "The Meaning of MONUC," (gated) one year after the DRC peacekeeping mission became MONUSCO. The issue includes several excellent articles as well as a symposium on Severine Autesserre's The Trouble with the Congo featuring critiques by several DRC scholars, including yours truly. The issue is well worth a read if you have access to academic journals, with smart critiques by scholars who regularly spend time in the field and who understand the complexities of peacebuilding in eastern DRC.