National Defense University
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 05:28
Africa is currently facing two entirely distinct security threats, one from the rise of radical Islam, the other from increased natural resource extraction. The author outlines three forms of international support that should be applied to Africa to counter these threats.
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 06:08
Despite its reputation for peace and stability in a troubled region, the
East African country of Tanzania is experiencing a rising number of
militant Islamist attacks that have targeted local Christian leaders
and foreign tourists, as well as popular bars and restaurants.
Monday, April 15, 2013 - 00:00
They describe the clear and present danger and the magnitude of the challenge of converging and connecting illicit networks
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 00:00
The central aspect that binds these disparate organizations and networks, which in aggregate make up the bulk of nonstate armed actors, is the informal (meaning outside legitimate state control and competence) "pipeline" or series of overlapping
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 00:00
The author analyzes three demonstrative cases with varying forms of nonstate violence-the Jamaican Posses, the Brazilian Primero Comando da Capital (PCC), and the al Qaeda gang that was responsible for the 2004 bombing of the Madrid commuter train station
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 00:00
Large-scale crime, terrorism, insurgency, and piracy are blending into transnational criminal networks, capable of holding ground and challenging the power of the state, and threatening the basic fabric of society.