From Hope to Horror
Potomac Books Inc (Verlag)
978-1-64012-245-1 (ISBN)
2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
As deputy to the U.S. ambassador in Rwanda, Joyce E. Leader witnessed the tumultuous prelude to genocide—a period of political wrangling, human rights abuses, and many levels of ominous, ever-escalating violence. From Hope to Horror offers her insider’s account of the nation’s efforts to move toward democracy and peace and analyzes the challenges of conducting diplomacy in settings prone to—or engaged in—armed conflict.
Leader traces the three-way struggle for control among Rwanda’s ethnic and regional factions. Each sought to shape democratization and peacemaking to its own advantage. The United States, hoping to encourage a peaceful transition, midwifed negotiations toward an accord. The result: a revolutionary blueprint for political and military power-sharing among Rwanda’s competing factions that met categorical rejection by the “losers” and a downward spiral into mass atrocities. Drawing on the Rwandan experience, Leader proposes ways diplomacy can more effectively avert the escalation of violence by identifying the unintended consequences of policies and emphasizing conflict prevention over crisis response.
Compelling and expert, From Hope to Horror fills in the forgotten history of the diplomats who tried but failed to prevent a human rights catastrophe.
Joyce E. Leader is a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer who served as the deputy chief of mission in Rwanda and as a U.S. observer to the Rwandan peace talks in Arusha, Tanzania. She culminated her State Department career as an ambassador to the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. She specializes in political affairs, refugee affairs, human rights, conflict resolution, and international organizations.
Foreword
Pauline H. Baker
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1. Rwanda’s Struggle for Democracy and Peace, 1991–1994
1. Political Liberalization Takes Off
2. War Intrudes
3. Rights Abuses and Violence Sow Fear
4. Opposition Parties Join a Coalition Government
5. Peace Talks Begin and a Cease-Fire Takes Hold
6. Democratization Flounders
7. Turning Point: Adversaries Tackle Power Sharing
8. Violence Stalks Democratization and Prospects for Peace
9. The January from Hell: Diplomacy at a Crossroads
10. Diplomats Undertake a Fact-Finding Mission
11. War Resumes
12. A Second Chance for Peace
13. Arusha Observer: The Setting
14. Arusha Observer: The Negotiations
15. The Dénouement: Arusha Peace Accords Signed
16. Preparing to Implement the Arusha Accords
17. Violence Plagues Implementation
18. Implementation Stalls
19. The Exodus
20. Return to Rwanda
Part 2. Why Diplomacy Failed
21. Diplomatic Challenges
22. Making Conflict Prevention a Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Priority
23. Fixes for the Future from Failures of the Past
Conclusion: Changing the Paradigm
Chronology of Events, 1959–1994
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.01.2020 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Pauline H. Baker |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 map, 1 chronology, index |
| Verlagsort | Dulles |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64012-245-1 / 1640122451 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64012-245-1 / 9781640122451 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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