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Somalias al-Shabaab og al-Qaeda: Mellem national oprørsbevægelse og international terrorisme [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Denne rapport analyserer forholdet den somaliske oprørsbevægelse og terrorgruppe Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen og al-Qaeda. Rapporten forklarer i sin første del, hvorfor al-Shabaab og al-Qaeda i februar 2012 efter flere års tilnærmelser endte med at ...
Hove, Søren
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The impact of foreign elements over Somalia's al Shabaab [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Al Shabaab is currently one of the most powerful groups operating in contemporary Somalia. In control of much of southern Somalia, al Shabaab has sustained an insurgency against the internationally supported transitional government and its allies ...
Westcott, Stephen
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Roadblock Geographies: A Typology of Extraction, Circulation, and Authority in Conflict

open access: yesArea, Volume 58, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract This article develops a typology of roadblock geographies in conflict‐affected borderlands as extractive landscapes. Drawing on transport geography, it identifies how infrastructural variation—footpaths, roads and ports—shapes who extracts rents, how and to what effect.
Peer Schouten
wiley   +1 more source

Iran's Forward Defense in Sub‐Saharan Africa

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 57-71, Summer 2026.
Abstract This article examines Iran's security and defense initiatives in sub‐Saharan Africa between 1990 and 2024 and how they reflect the extraterritorial application of the regime's forward defense doctrine. In response to the long‐term erosion of its homeland defense capabilities since the Iran‐Iraq War of the 1980s—driven by infrastructure ...
Ariel Limanya Limbu, Ronen A. Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

Al Shabaab [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report briefly examines Al Shabaab (aka Harakat Shabaab al Mujahidin, or Mujahidin Youth Movement) which is an insurgent and terrorist group that evolved out of a militant wing of Somalia’s Council of Islamic Courts in the mid ...
Blanchard, Lauren Ploch
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The irredeemability of the past: Psychological determinants of reconciliation and revenge in post‐conflict settings

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 3, June 2026.
Abstract Peace after violent conflict often hinges on reconciliation with persons suspected of having collaborated with an enemy. Receiving communities must refrain from vengeance, lest the cycle of violence renew. Can accused collaborators mitigate past wrongs through attempts at redemption?
Kristen Kao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Al-Shabaab’s Threat to the Horn of Africa: Türkiye’s Role in Somalia’s Fight Against Terrorists

open access: yesGüvenlik Stratejileri Dergisi
This study explores the threats posed by Al-Shabaab and its affiliated organizations in the Horn of Africa. It also assesses the adverse effects of terrorism on Türkiye’s relations with the region and aims to address how Türkiye’s achievements in ...
Mayada Kamal Eldeen
doaj   +1 more source

KENYA’S PRE - EMPTIVE AND PREVENTIVE INCURSION AGAINST AL - SHABAAB IN THE LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Defense Resources Management, 2012
Al-Shabaab terrorist group’s series of kidnappings and cross-border incursions into Kenya threatened security and the lucrative tourism industry in East Africa's largest economy.
E.O.S. ODHIAMBO   +6 more
doaj  

Isbaaro: Checkpoints and World Making beyond the State in Somalia

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, Volume 57, Issue 3, Page 551-577, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the dynamics of checkpoint authority in Somalia, focusing on how kinship, mobility and checkpoint practices intersect to shape political and social orders. Challenging the notion that checkpoint governance is either an expression of state‐like power or indicative of the state's absence, the authors argue that Somali ...
Peer Schouten   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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