Al-Shabaab in the Aftermath of the Attack on Nairobi's Westgate Mall

The web site eInternationalRelations asked me to write a brief analysis of the situation in East Africa following the al-Shabaab attack on Westgate Mall in Kenya.  It appeared on 10 October 2013 under the title "Al-Shabaab in the Aftermath of the Attack on Nairobi's Westgate Mall."