04636nam 2200613 a 450 991082341070332120240410171105.01-61324-192-5(CKB)2560000000071302(EBL)3019836(SSID)ssj0000474042(PQKBManifestationID)12187293(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474042(PQKBWorkID)10449869(PQKB)11310627(MiAaPQ)EBC3019836(Au-PeEL)EBL3019836(CaPaEBR)ebr10671401(OCoLC)705945323(EXLCZ)99256000000007130220091105d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrU.S. counter terrorism efforts in Africa[electronic resource] /George H. Rasmussen, editor1st ed.Hauppauge, N.Y. Nova Science Publishers20091 online resource (141 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60692-844-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- U.S. COUNTER TERRORISMEFFORTS IN AFRICA -- U.S. COUNTER TERRORISM EFFORTS IN AFRICA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM IN SUB-SAHARANAFRICA: UNDERSTANDING COSTS,CULTURES, AND CONFLICTS* -- FOREWORD -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- II. DEBATE IN WASHINGTON -- III. PERSPECTIVES FROM SSA -- West Africa -- East Africa -- Southern Africa -- IV. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- ENDNOTES -- COUNTERTERRORISM IN AFRICAN FAILED STATES:CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS* -- FOREWORD -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINING STATE FAILURE -- CASE STUDY METHODOLOGY -- NETWORKS, NODES AND HUBS:AMODEL FOR TERRORISM IN FAILED STATES -- LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE: THE DIAMOND-TERROR NEXUS -- SOMALIA: NODES AND HUBS SINCE 9/11 -- RAISING THE STAKES: THE NUCLEAR DIMENSIONOF THE TERRORIST THREAT -- THE U.S. RESPONSE: CURRENT STRATEGIESAND THEIR LIMITATIONS -- FINDING SYNERGY IN MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS:AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH -- CONCLUSION -- ENDNOTES -- COMBATING TERRORISM:ACTIONS NEEDEDTO ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANS-SAHARACOUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP* -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- FUNDS FOR TSCTPWERE DISTRIBUTED PRIMARILY IN THE SAHELREGION AND SUPPORT A RANGE OF DIPLOMACY, DEVELOPMENTASSISTANCE, AND MILITARY ACTIVITIES -- Distribution of TSCTP Obligations has Focused on the Sahel Region -- U.S. Agencies have Supported Diplomacy, Development Assistance, andMilitary Activities -- SEVERAL CHALLENGES HAVE HAMPEREDIMPLEMENTATION OF TSCTP ACTIVITIES -- No Comprehensive Strategy Guides Implementation of TSCTP -- Disagreement on Authority over DOD Personnel has Hampered someTSCTP Activities -- Fluctuation in the Distribution of Funds has Hampered Implementation -- Measurement of Progress toward TSCTP Goals has been Limited -- CONCLUSION.RECOMMENDATIONS -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: SELECTED ACCOUNTS USEDTO FUND TSCTP ACTIVITIES -- APPENDIX III: COMMENTS FROMTHE DEPARTMENT OF STATE -- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE U.S.AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- GAO COMMENT -- ENDNOTES -- COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM* -- AFRICA OVERVIEW -- TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP (TSCTP) -- THE AFRICAN UNION -- ANGOLA -- BOTSWANA -- BURKINA FASO -- BURUNDI -- COMOROS -- COTE D'IVOIRE -- DJIBOUTI -- ERITREA -- ETHIOPIA -- KENYA -- LIBERIA -- MADAGASCAR -- MALI -- MAURITANIA -- NIGERIA -- RWANDA -- SENEGAL -- SOMALIA -- SOUTH AFRICA -- SUDAN -- TANZANIA -- UGANDA -- ZAMBIA -- ZIMBABWE -- INDEX.TerrorismUnited StatesPreventionTerrorismGovernment policyUnited StatesTerrorismAfricaPreventionNational securityUnited StatesInternational cooperationNational securityAfricaInternational cooperationTerrorismPrevention.TerrorismGovernment policyTerrorismPrevention.National securityInternational cooperation.National securityInternational cooperation.363.32516Rasmussen George H1646316MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823410703321U.S. counter terrorism efforts in Africa3993253UNINA