Terror and Insurgency in the Sahara-Sahel Region: by Stephen A. Harmon

By Stephen A. Harmon

Harmon makes a speciality of terrorism and insurgency within the lawless expanse of the Sahara wasteland and the adjoining, transitional Sahel region, plus the wider meta-region that incorporates nations comparable to Algeria, Mali, and Nigeria, and to a lesser quantity, Niger and Mauritania. masking such matters as Islamist terrorism, border lack of confidence, contraband, and human trafficking, this ebook seems to be on the interrelated difficulties of political and social pathologies that impact terrorist activities and protection within the area. A useful book, it treats a sequence of similar difficulties at the foundation of a extensively outlined region, with a unique emphasis at the function of Islam as either a moderating and exacerbating issue. The booklet has a broader attraction than extra narrowly concentrated nation experiences that derive from the viewpoint of just one challenge comparable to terrorism or border insecurity.

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