Arc of War, Map of Responsibility

The political dynamics of conflict in Africa’s most complex region must be understood if enduring solutions are to be found.

Arc of War, Map of Responsibility in the Congo

By Martin Shaw - October 14, 2009

The reports of an upsurge of violence in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may at a glance appear little more than a continuation of the persistent conflict in the country over much of the last two decades. Yet a closer look reveals not just the particularity of what is happening in one corner of Africa, but the ingredients of a wider arc of endemic conflict across a huge swathe of the continent.

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Martin Shaw is a historical sociologist of war and global politics, and professor of international relations and politics at the University of Sussex. His books include War and Genocide (2003) and What is Genocide? (2007). His website is here.