@book {67396,
	title = {Securing the Peace: The Durable Settlement of Civil Wars},
	year = {2009},
	month = {Nov 15, 2009},
	publisher = {Princeton University Press},
	organization = {Princeton University Press},
	abstract = {Timely and pathbreaking, Securing the Peace is the first book
to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including
negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels,
and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war
terminations since 1940, Monica Toft develops a general theory of
postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees may not be the
best option. She demonstrates that thorough security-sector reform
plays a critical role in establishing peace over the long term.Much
of the thinking in this area has centered on third parties presiding
over the maintenance of negotiated settlements, but the problem with
this focus is that fewer than a quarter of recent civil wars have ended
this way. Furthermore, these settlements have been precarious, often
resulting in a recurrence of war. Toft finds that military victory,
especially victory by rebels, lends itself to a more durable peace. She
argues for the importance of the security sector{\textemdash}the police and
military{\textemdash}and explains that victories are more stable when governments
can maintain order. Toft presents statistical evaluations and in-depth
case studies that include El Salvador, Sudan, and Uganda to reveal that
where the security sector remains robust, stability and democracy are
likely to follow. An original and thoughtful reassessment of civil war terminations, Securing the Peace will interest all those concerned about resolving our world{\textquoteright}s most pressing conflicts.},
	url = {http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9086.html},
	author = {Toft, Monica Duffy}
}
