Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Are Corruption and Tribalism Dooming the War on Al-Shabaab?

The Jamestown Terrorism Monitor published an analysis on 21 February 2014 titled "Are Corruption and Tribalism Dooming Somalia's War on al-Shabaab Extremists?" by Andrew McGregor, senior editor of Global Terrorism Analysis.  The analysis argues that Somalia's leaders may pose a greater obstacle to Somalia's successful reconstruction than the al-Qaeda-associated al-Shabaab organization.