Acknowledgments
Many individuals and organisations have contributed to the success of this book in ways that cannot be expressed in a few lines and for which I am grateful. In particular, I wish to thank Dr. David Malone, former president of the International Peace Academy (IPA), New York (1998–2004), for providing facilities and a range of support at the academy during field study in New York. I am also indebted to Ambassador John Hirsch, Senior Fellow and Interim Director of the Africa Program at IPA; Col. Jussi Saressalo, Military Adviser for IPA (2003); Sebastian von Eisendel; Dr. Simon Chesterman; and Zelia G. Herrera. Many scholars and individuals also provided intellectual and personal contributions and advice, including Professor Edward C. Luck of Columbia University, New York; Dr. Mustapha Tlili, Senior Fellow and Director of the United Nations Project (2003) at the World Policy Institute, New School University, New York; John Washburn, Convener of the American Nongovernmental Organizations Coalition on the International Criminal Court, United Nations Association, U.S.; Walter Dorn, Associate Professor at the Canadian Forces College and Co-chair of the