Perilous desert : insecurity in the Sahara

Author(s)

• Wehrey, Frederic
• Boukhars, Anouar

Bibliographic Information

Perilous desert : insecurity in the Sahara

edited by Frederic Wehrey & Anouar Boukhars

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, c2013

• : pbk
• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

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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Details

• NCID: BB12656962
• ISBN:
  • 9780870034039
  • 9780870034046
• LCCN: 2012044405
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 213 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JZ5588
  • DC23 : 355/.033066
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Security, International -- Sahara
  • LCSH : Security, International -- Sahel
  • LCSH : National security -- Sahara
  • LCSH : National security -- Sahel
  • LCSH : Sahara -- Politics and government
  • LCSH : Sahel -- Politics and government