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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457886103321

Titolo

Battling terrorism in the Horn of Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Robert I. Rotberg, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : World Peace Foundation

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-81336-9

9786610813360

0-8157-9793-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RotbergRobert I

Disciplina

303.6250963

363.320963

Soggetti

Terrorism - Africa, Northeast - Prevention

Islam and politics - Africa, Northeast

Electronic books.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Horn of Africa and Yemen : diminishing the threat of terrorism / Robert I. Rotberg -- Somalia and Somaliland : terrorism, political Islam, and state collapse / Kenneth J. Menkhaus -- Djibouti : a special role in the war on terrorism / Lange Schermerhorn -- Eritrea : on a slow fuse / Dan Connell -- Ethiopia : governance and terrorism / David H. Shinn -- The Sudan : political Islam and terrorism / Timothy Carney -- Yemen : its political economy and the effort against terrorism / Robert D. Burrowes -- Kenya : the struggle against terrorism / Johnnie Carson.

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines the state of governance in the countries of the greater Horn of Africa region--Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan, and Yemen--and discusses strategies to combat the transnational threat of terrorism, including suggestions for more effective U.S. engagement in the region"--Provided by publisher.