C. Usiskin, America's Covert War in East Africa
In: State crime: journal of the International State Crime Initiative, Band 9, Heft 2
ISSN: 2046-6064
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In: State crime: journal of the International State Crime Initiative, Band 9, Heft 2
ISSN: 2046-6064
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In: State crime: journal of the International State Crime Initiative, Band 6, Heft 2
ISSN: 2046-6064
Recent terrorist attacks in the UK have raised questions over the relationship between Britain's foreign policy and terrorist attacks in the UK. The main arguments made by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, his critics and the views of those charged with defending the UK from terrorism are summarized. The article argues that the UK government's reasons for denying a relationship between foreign policy and terrorist attacks are because of (1) evidence that Britain's foreign policies have contributed to violent radical extremism and (2) links between some "terrorists", designated jihadist groups and Britain's intelligence services.
In: Revue tiers monde: études interdisciplinaires sur les questions de développement, Band 210, Heft 2, S. 31
ISSN: 1963-1359
In: Critical studies on terrorism, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 27-47
ISSN: 1753-9161
In: Social justice: a journal of crime, conflict and world order, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 158-160
ISSN: 1043-1578, 0094-7571
In: Social justice: a journal of crime, conflict and world order, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 27-47
ISSN: 1043-1578, 0094-7571
In: Review of African political economy, Band 33, Heft 108, S. 269-296
ISSN: 0305-6244
World Affairs Online
In: Review of African political economy, Band 33, Heft 108
ISSN: 1740-1720
The article analyses the North African security situation over the last 15 or so years, but especially since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, which provided the pre-emptive basis for the launch of Washington's global 'War on Terror'. The article explains how and why the US, in collaboration with its lead ally in the region, Algeria, and with the cognisance of France and other European powers, duplicitously fabricated a new front in the 'war on terror' across the Sahara and Sahel, bringing an entirely new dimension to the nature and meaning of 'terrorism' in North Africa. Far from furthering political stability, security and democracy, as the Bush administration has proclaimed, Washington's attempt to establish itself as the elite power in the region has taken North Africa and most of the Sahel into a dangerous spiral of increased authoritarianism and repression, increased regional instability and insecurity, increased popular resentment of both Washington and the regimes of the region and the increased threat of militant extremism. The article shows how the US has not been able to get its own way willy-nilly in the region, but has instead found itself running up against a whole raft of pressures and conflicts, many of its own making, which reflect both existing and new forms of political opposition and organisation. In focusing on labour and resource issues, especially those connected with oil and gas production, the article highlights the links between abundant oil, rents and the aggrandizement of the authoritarian state at the expense of autonomous civil society. The article concludes by suggesting that the US is unable to maintain its power and position in North Africa as a result of what is turning into a classic case of imperial over-reach.
In: Review of African political economy, Band 32, Heft 5/104, S. 395-405
ISSN: 0305-6244
World Affairs Online
In: Middle Eastern studies, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 3-13
ISSN: 1743-7881
In: African studies, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 199-211
ISSN: 1469-2872