Perilous Desert: Sources of Saharan Insecurity - Softcover

Frederic Wehrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870034030 ISBN 13: 9780870034039

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press, 2013

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Frederic Wehrey is a senior associate in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Anouar Boukhars is an assistant professor of international relations at McDaniel College, Maryland. Peter Cole is working in Libya with Small Arms Survey and was previously a senior Libya analyst at the International Crisis Group. Wolfram Lacher is a researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik), Berlin. Alex Thurston is a Ph.D. candidate in Religious Studies at Northwestern University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870034030
• ISBN 13: 9780870034039
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: Frederic Wehrey, Anouar Boukhars