Somalia : State Collapse and the Threat of Terrorism

Name: Somalia : State Collapse and the Threat of Terrorism
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ISBN: 9780198516705

ISBN-10: 0198516703

ISBN-13: 9780198516705

Edition: 2004

Authors: Ken Menkhaus

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This work explores Somalia's state collapse and the security threats posed by Somalia's prolonged crisis. Communities are reduced to lawlessness, and the interests of commercial elites have shifted towards rule of law, but not a revived central state. Terrorists have found Somalia inhospitable, using it mainly for short-term transshipment.

Book details

Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: International Institute for Strategic Studies
Publication date: 7/8/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 92
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Ken Menkhaus is associate professor of political science at Davidson College and a former special advisor to the U.N. operation in Somalia.



Introduction



Reassessing Protracted State Collapse in Somalia


The collapse of central government


Protracted armed conflict


Lawlessness and criminality



Interests and Risks in a Collapsed State


Interests in protracted conflict


Interests promoting lawlessness


Interests promoting state collapse



Somalia, Global Security and the War on Terrorism


Security concerns prior to 11 September


Terrorism and political Islamic movements in the 1990s


Terrorism and radical Islam in Somalia today


The misdiagnosis of collapsed states as safe havens


Conclusion: Policy Implications


Notes