Radical Islam in East Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Angel Rabasa
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| Autore: |
Rabasa Angel
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| Titolo: |
Radical Islam in East Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Angel Rabasa
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (111 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.5/5709676 |
| Soggetto topico: | Islam and politics - Africa, East |
| Jihad | |
| Terrorism - Government policy - United States | |
| Terrorism - Africa, East | |
| Soggetto geografico: | 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 | |
| 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; Bibliography | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Radical Islam in East Africa |
| ISBN: | 1-282-03342-5 |
| 9786612033421 | |
| 0-8330-4679-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910145963803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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