Demystifying Africa's Security

Keenan, Jeremy

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“…Noting the institutionalisation mechanism, Volman and Keenan (Keenan, 2008) write, 'Militarization of Africa is being co-ordinated by AFRICOM'. Indeed, the region has experienced a great deal of such kinds of militarisation over several decades with concomitant dire consequences the most obvious one being the Cold War (Yordanov, 2016).…”

Section: Militarisation and Conflictsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The GWT driven militarisation has at least two dimensions notably arming of client states and presence of foreign armed forces. In terms of the former client states are provided with armaments that are utilised against internal opposition as well as in the inter-state conflicts (Woodward, 2006, Cliffe, 2004, Schmidt, 2013, Keenan, 2008, Yordanov, 2016. This militarisation through supporting tyrant governments therefore is serving as obstacle to democratisation, respect of human rights, peace, security and development in HOAR.…”

Section: Militarisation and Conflictsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• Private Military Companies (PMCs) that are not accountable to neither home governments nor host governments (Keenan, 2008: 642, Aning et al, 2008. Therefore, lack transparency and accountability to host countries (Aning et al, 2008),…”

Section: Militarisation and Conflictsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Consequences of the Global War on Terror in the Horn of Africa Region

Bereketeab

2024

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Section: Militarisation and Conflictsmentioning

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Consequences of the Global War on Terror in the Horn of Africa Region

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2024

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“…The dominant narrative across such contexts is to "securitize" these spaces, to link them to multiple emerging security threats, and to view them as safe havens for rogue elements (Abrahamsen 2005;Keenan 2008). While one of the state's primary responsibilities is to provide security, a purely security-focused approach in such contexts is often ineffective.…”

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What People Fight Over: Arenas of Contestation

Nations¹

2018

Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict

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“…Jeremy Keenan recently argued that U.S. military aid to Sahelian nations has emboldened regional authorities to act with impunity (Keenan 2008). Daniel Volman and William Minter (2009) have warned that security aid to African governments and the U.S. military's lack of oversight of its partners may more closely align the U.S. with repressive governments and draw American forces into regional conflicts.…”

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Kenya, the United States, and Counterterrorism

Prestholdt¹

2011

Africa Today

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The global war on terrorism's dividends for the government of Kenya may prove minimal, or perhaps significant in the long run, but what has become clear is that ordinary Kenyans with no perceptible link to terrorists regularly bear the cost of counterterrorism. Kenya, the United States, and Counterterrorism Jeremy Prestholdt This essay examines U.S. security aid to Kenya, the experiences of those affected by counterterrorism initiatives, and the ways in which Kenya's internal sociopolitical dynamics shape America's counterterrorism agenda. U.S. counterterrorism strategy on the African continent entails the coordination of diplomatic pressures and aid-related incentives. In response to multiple terrorist attacks and American stimulus, Kenyan authorities have expanded their efforts to apprehend violent extremists, yet these efforts have led to a variety of human rights abuses while exacerbating historical frictions between the Kenyan government and minority Muslim communities. Evidence from Kenya suggests that unless U.S. policymakers and their African allies address the social tensions upon which counterterrorism is being grafted, security aid may produce few results beyond the alienation of Muslim communities and the empowerment of domestic security forces with greater martial resources.

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Demystifying Africa's Security

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Consequences of the Global War on Terror in the Horn of Africa Region

Consequences of the Global War on Terror in the Horn of Africa Region

What People Fight Over: Arenas of Contestation

Kenya, the United States, and Counterterrorism

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