How 9/11 Derailed African Peace - Funmi Olonisakin March 20, 2009

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/03/Challenging_Militarism_Feminist_Activism_and_Scholarship

Funmi Olonisakin argues that global security changes brought about by 9/11 ended the process of post-Cold War demilitarization in Africa, and "arrested" development towards democratic control of armed forces across the continent.

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This roundtable discussion and public debate features international activists and scholars from Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Korea, and the US in discussion with the Bay Area activists, philanthropic and scholarly communities. -- Mills College

Funmi Olonisakin is Director of the Conflict, Security and Development Group at Kings College, London.