ABSTRACT
We noted in Chapter 1 that on average during the 1980s and 1990s there were between thirty and forty major armed conflicts in progress. However, many of these have come to an end and the slow and difficult transition from war to relative peace and stability has begun. Cambodia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Namibia, Somalia and Uganda are prominent examples. Other armed conflicts appeared to end, but have subsequently recommenced.
