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087309
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2009.
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Officially activated on 1 October 2008, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) is first and foremost an internal consolidation and reorganization of Defense Department personnel. Its primary mission is to help Africans address their security challenges. AFRICOMdiffers from other Defense Department organizations by focusing primarily on activities that contribute not to warfighting, but war prevention. Even so, it has struggled with controversy since its inception. The views of key constituencies range from lukewarm acceptance to outright hostility. The central lesson from this research is that the views of foreign audiences toward American foreign policies have a direct impact on the success of those policies. One of its most difficult tasks will be convincing key audiences - African governments and militaries, NGOs, international media, and not least other US government agencies and the Congress - that the effort and funding put into this command were worthwhile and should continue. Confusion still remains over exactly what AFRICOM is and what it wants to do. Sorting this out will require consulting, listening, and learning. Its leaders must develop and lead a new type of organization that runs counter to traditional instincts of senior personnel in the Department of Defense who continue to resist the notion of interagency coordination. In sum, we remain hopeful that the past need not predict the future of American policies in Africa.
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079754
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Westport, Praeger Security International, 2007.
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3 vols (xxviii, xxviii, xxx, 665p., 612p., 646p.,)
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Vol 1 : Strategic and tactical consideration
Vol 2 : Combating the sources and facilitators
Vol 3 : Lessons from the fight against terrorism
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9780275990343
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| 052862 | 363.32517/FOR 052862 | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | |
| 052863 | 363.32517/FOR 052863 | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | |
| 052864 | 363.32517/FOR 052864 | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | |
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188011
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Interactions between criminal and terrorist networks in sub-Saharan Africa (and elsewhere) are frequently based on a complex mix of intentions, capabilities, opportunities and precipitant conditions found in their operating environment. Understanding these interactions, and responding accordingly, thus requires a complex, multi-dimensional analysis that draws from several academic disciplines. This article begins by reviewing several contemporary examples of organized criminal and terrorist activity in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as examples of crime-terror interactions in this region. Then the discussion turns to examine several contextual influences (trends and conditions) that contribute to these contemporary examples and provide ample reasons why we should anticipate future crime-terror interactions in Africa for many years ahead. Research and policy implications that flow from these observations are also provided in the conclusion.
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116132
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2012.
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This study examines 40 years of kidnapping incidents by terrorist groups and finds several interesting trends, including terrorist groups are engaged in more kidnapping than in years past, but the proportion of kidnapping among all terrorist events annually has remained fairly constant; the geographic concentration of kidnapping incidents has shifted from Latin America (1970s-1990s) to South Asia (2000s-present); left-wing Marxist revolutionary groups have kidnapped more than groups in other ideological categories, but there has been a significant increase over the past decade in kidnappings by Muslim extremist groups; terrorist groups overall appear far less interested in kidnapping for financial gain than for political or policy concessions; and terrorist groups are selective about the type of people they target for kidnapping, which is striking given that many other kinds of terrorist attacks (e.g. bombings) are indiscriminate with regard to victims. The article concludes with some implications and recommendations for future research.
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091648
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London, Routledge, 2008.
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xxv, 469p.
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9781857434439
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099724
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New Delhi, Pentagon Press, 2010.
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xvii, 392p.
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9780313347313
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067871
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Westport, Praeger Security International, 2006.
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3v.
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Vol. 1: Recruitment
Vol. 2: Training
Vol. 3: Root causes
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0275985431
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116343
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2012.
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This comparative analysis draws on field research in several West African countries to illustrate the dynamic relationships between political violence and organized crime in this sub-region. These relationships are often transactional, and almost always on a temporary basis. While some alliances of convenience may be forged, in other cases an adversarial relationship exists between organized crime and terrorist networks. In some cases, key actors within West African governments have benefited from these relationships. We then examine recent policies and strategies pursued by the U.S. and the international community that, in the name of combating terrorism, seek to constrain the illicit economies of the region, but in doing so may do more harm than good. The article concludes with some policy recommendations based on this analysis.
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