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Militancy and the arc of instability : violent extremism in the Sahel / principal authors, Jennifer G. Cooke, Thomas M. Sanderson ; contributing authors, J. Caleb Johnson, Benjamin Hubner.

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  1. Militancy and the arc of instability : violent extremism in the Sahel / principal authors, Jennifer G. Cooke, Thomas M. Sanderson ; contributing authors, J. Caleb Johnson, Benjamin Hubner.
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  1. Washington, DC : Center for Strategic & International Studies ; Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
  2. ©2016
Author
  1. Cooke, Jennifer G.

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Additional authors
  1. Sanderson, Thomas (Thomas M.)
  2. Johnson, J. Caleb
  3. Hubner, Benjamin
  4. CSIS Transnational Threats Project, issuing body.
  5. Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.). Africa Program, issuing body.
  6. Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher.
Description
  1. iv, 32 pages; 28 cm
Summary
  1. "An arc of instability stretching across Africa's Sahel region, an area of strategic interest for the United States and its allies, is plagued by violent extremist organizations (VEOs). These organizations, including Boko Haram, al Qaeda, and other terror groups, have metastasized and present a serious threat to regional stability. Now these VEOs are transitioning. Under sustained pressure from French and regional security forces, and reeling from the loss of senior leaders, many of these groups feel backed into a corner. Despite setbacks, the groups continue to plague the region. To enhance policymakers' understanding of these threats and how to respond to them, CSIS experts from the Africa Program and Transnational Threats Project conducted field-based and scholarly research examining the broad range of factors at play in the region. This research provides little ground for optimism. Chronic underdevelopment, political alienation, failed governance and corruption, organized crime, and spillover from Libya help foster and sustain violent extremists throughout the Sahel"--Publisher's web site.
Subject
  1. Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
  2. Boko Haram
  3. Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
  4. Terrorism > Sahel
  5. Political stability > Sahel
  6. Security, International > Sahel
  7. Political stability
  8. Politics and government
  9. Security, International
  10. Terrorism
  11. Sahel > Politics and government
  12. Africa > Sahel
Contents
  1. Introduction : a fragile region under threat -- The context : corruption, fragility, and hardship in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin -- The core violent extremist groups : AQIM and Boko Haram -- Conclusion : challenges for international engagement.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. "September 2016."
  2. "A report of the CSIS Transnational Threats Project and the CSIS Africa Program."
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
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