The Westgate Terrorist Attack: Any Lessons for Kenya’s Approach to Regional...
The Westgate terrorist attack in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 21, 2013, came a few days after the world marked the twelfth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. The events of 9/11 and...
View ArticleThe “Somali Question” and Ghosts of Past Security Dialogues in Africa
The Westgate mall attack in Kenya—one of the most recent indicators of the continuing rise in the use of terror by a network of insurrectionary groups in Africa and globally—compels us to reflect on...
View ArticleTerrorism Demands Rethinking of National and Regional Security
The Westgate Mall terror attack of September 21 has raised many questions about the nature of national security in Kenya and regional security in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa. Key among these...
View ArticleThe Recent Conflict in the Central African Republic: Which Way Out of the...
On January 10, 2014, former rebel leader Michel Djotodia officially stepped down after ten months as interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR) following his March 2013 putsch against...
View ArticlePeaceful Negotiations: Implications for the Release of Twenty-One Chibok...
In April 2014, militant Islamist group Boko Haram abducted 276 schoolgirls from Chibok—a town in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria—making global news [1]. Widespread concern generated by the incident...
View ArticleNew Wealth, New Security Challenges: The Impact of Energy and...
The Greater Horn of Africa1 is one of the most complex and challenging regions in the world in terms of conflict and instability. Currently, there are internal conflicts in South Sudan, southern...
View ArticleInsecurity, Conflict, and Militancy in the Maghreb and Sahel Regions
Throughout the Maghreb and Sahel regions of Africa, many communities are struggling under the strain of new patterns of violence that emerged after the Arab Spring as well as episodic cycles of...
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Book Review: The Limits of Democracy and the Postcolonial Nation State:...
The Limits of Democracy and the Postcolonial Nation State: Mali’s Democratic Experiment Falters, while Jihad and Terrorism Grow in the Sahara By Robin Edward Poulton and Raffaella Greco Tonegutti For...
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