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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145963803321

Autore

Rabasa Angel

Titolo

Radical Islam in East Africa / / Angel Rabasa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2009

ISBN

1-282-03342-5

9786612033421

0-8330-4679-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Disciplina

320.5/5709676

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Africa, East

Jihad

Terrorism - Government policy - United States

Terrorism - Africa, East

Africa, East Ethnic relations

Africa, East Politics and government 21st century

Africa, East Relations United States

Africa, East Religious life and customs

United States Relations Africa, East

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Al-Qaeda in East Africa; CHAPTER TWO- Characteristics of East African Environment Conducive to a Jihadist Presence; Weak Governance and Collapsed States; Alternative Power Centers; Prevalence of the Informal Economy; Porous Borders; Widespread Access to Illegal Weapons; Proximity to the Arabian Peninsula; Operational Access to Attack Venues; CHAPTER THREE- The Ethno-Religious Landscape of East Africa; Country Analysis; CHAPTER FOUR- The Growth of Radical Islam; Ideological Infiltration

Islamic CharitiesCatalytic Events: The Islamist-Military Coup in Sudan and the Collapse of the Somali State; Trends in Post-ICU Somalia; Other Al-Qaeda-Linked Networks; CHAPTER FIVE- Countering Terrorism in East Africa; Current Counterterrorism Programs; Recommendations;



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Sommario/riassunto

American geopolitical interests and the potential threats to those interests are both on the rise in East Africa. The author places the spread of militant Islamism and the development of radical Islamist networks in East Africa in the broader context of the social, economic, and political factors that have shaped the region's security environment.