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Perilous Desert: Insecurity in the Sahara

By Frederic Wehrey , Anouar Boukhars

Book information

Publisher
Carnegie Endowment for Int’l Peace
Year
2013
ISBN
0870034030, 9780870034039
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (16177645 bytes)
Pages
224\228
Time added
2018-05-05 01:02:16

Description

The geopolitical significance of the Sahara is becoming painfully clear. Islamist militant groups and transnational criminal networks are operating in the region's most fragile states, exploiting widespread corruption, weak government capacity, crushing poverty, and entrenched social and ethnic tensions. The unrest spills over borders and aggravates protracted regional crises. This insecurity raises urgent concerns for the broader Sahara and the West. Perilous Desert details the sources of instability and what can be done to minimize the threat of simmering conflicts. Leading experts, through comprehensive accounts of the changing landscape, demonstrate how foreign assistance that relies exclusively on counterterrorism will only exacerbate the problems. Solutions require understanding and combatting the roots of the Sahara's many challenges.

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