LEADER 03294nam 2200697Ia 450 001 996320208203316 005 20230721005034.0 010 $a1-282-03342-5 010 $a9786612033421 010 $a0-8330-4679-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000718913 035 $a(EBL)423191 035 $a(OCoLC)467185373 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000232190 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12085740 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232190 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10209994 035 $a(PQKB)10132872 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC423191 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4970028 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4970028 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL203342 035 $a(OCoLC)1027150585 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000718913 100 $a20081216d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRadical Islam in East Africa$b[electronic resource] /$fAngel Rabasa 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND Corporation$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (111 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-4519-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aIslamic 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; Bibliography 330 $aAmerican 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. 606 $aIslam and politics$zAfrica, East 606 $aJihad 606 $aTerrorism$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aTerrorism$zAfrica, East 607 $aAfrica, East$xEthnic relations 607 $aAfrica, East$xPolitics and government$y21st century 607 $aAfrica, East$xRelations$zUnited States 607 $aAfrica, East$xReligious life and customs 607 $aUnited States$xRelations$zAfrica, East 615 0$aIslam and politics 615 0$aJihad. 615 0$aTerrorism$xGovernment policy 615 0$aTerrorism 676 $a320.5/5709676 700 $aRabasa$b Angel$0674557 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996320208203316 996 $aRadical Islam in East Africa$92869481 997 $aUNISA