Ungoverned Spaces in Africa
Author | : Bashir Bala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-10 | : 1350257400 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781350257405 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "Since the end of the Cold War era, a more complex global security environment has led to a proliferation of so-called 'ungoverned spaces' in Africa, in which Violent Non State Actors and unregulated Private Military and Security Companies have emerged as powerful and persistent forces. This book shines a light on the inevitable political, economic, and security dilemmas that have resulted, analysing the conditions which have led to the flourishing of terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda in Magreb (AQIM), Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) - the combined effect of which threatens the destabilization of the post-colonial African security architecture."--