Liquid Territoriality and Al-Shabaab
Czech Journal of International Relations, 2020 The text presents a contribution to the study of territoriality of violent non-state actors in areas of limited internal state power projection. It presents the strategy of liquid territoriality as a survival strategy of the territorial violent non ...
Bohumil Doboš
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Contemporary disasters may not kill more women than men: an empirical inquiry into sex-differentiated fatalities in the twenty-first century. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract This study investigates the claim that women are disproportionately more likely to die in disasters by reviewing existing data sources and compiling new datasets on sex‐differentiated disaster fatalities in the twenty‐first century. The analysis is structured by disaster type, covering geophysical, meteorological, climatological, hydrological,
Rubin O.
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Five levels of famine prevention: towards a framework for the twenty-first century and beyond. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract In recent years, the world has faced a rapid rise in humanitarian needs and an increasing risk of famine. Given the potential threats posed by conflict, climate change, economic shocks, and other issues, it is important to be prepared for the possibility of new crises in the future.
Howe P, Fitzpatrick M, Maxwell D.
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Non-Criminal Justice Interventions for Countering Cognitive and Behavioural Radicalisation Amongst Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Implementation: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Campbell Syst RevABSTRACT Growing numbers of young people are encountering the counter‐terrorism system. This international trend raises important questions about the effectiveness of efforts to prevent and counter childhood and adolescent radicalisation. This review examines the effectiveness and implementation of interventions designed to counter cognitive and ...
Lewis J +4 more
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Prevalence of Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation and Its Risk Factors Among Reproductive Aged Women in Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Somalia Health and Demographic Survey. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and aims Although the advantages of breastfeeding are well‐documented, many mothers struggle to meet the World Health Organization's recommendation for early initiation of breastfeeding. Improved cognitive development and intelligence in children are linked to early breastfeeding.
Birhan NA +6 more
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Hunger in global war economies: understanding the decline and return of famines. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract The resurgence of famines is a topic of concern. This paper explains the recent trajectory using the framework of contending ‘global war economies’. It characterises the unipolar neoliberal world order era (1986–2015) as the ‘Pax Americana’ war economy, focusing on the United States dollar's roles.
de Waal A.
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Cogent Social Sciences, 2021 Following the attack on the United States of America, counterterrorism against al-Shabaab attracted the attention of great powers and countries in the Horn of Africa.
Negasa Gelana Debisa
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Al Shabaab from local to regional and global terror threat
Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies, 2023 The Al-Shabaab group, is an off-shoot of the former Islamic Courts Union (ICU) of Somalia and the branch of Al-Qaeda in the Horn of Africa. Al-Shabaab seeks to overthrow the government in Somalia and to establish an Islamic emirate ruled by a strict ...
Shaul Shay
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The Cost of Defection: The Consequences of Quitting Al-Shabaab
International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 2019 This study investigates defections from the Al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia. Thirty-two disengaged Al-Shabaab combatants were interviewed about their motivations, grievances, needs, and challenges in relation to the recruitment, defection, and post ...
Christian Taylor +2 more
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PROTOCOL: Non-criminal justice interventions for countering cognitive and behavioural radicalisation amongst children and adolescents: A systematic review of effectiveness and implementation. [PDF]
Campbell Syst RevAbstract This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows. (1) Examine whether secondary and tertiary interventions delivered outside of the criminal justice system are effective at countering the cognitive and behavioural radicalisation of children and adolescents by synthesising evidence relating to relevant ...
Lewis J +3 more
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