The summer/fall 2016 issue of the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs published my article titled "Poverty and Terrorism in Africa: The Debate Continues." It is only available by subscription or through a library.
My bottom line conclusion is that poverty is not and never has been the cause of terrorism in sub-Saharan Africa. On the other hand, it is one of a dozen or more factors that have contributed to an environment that has enabled terrorist organizations such as al-Shabaab and Boko Haram to draw support.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Poverty and Terrorism in Africa
Labels:
Africa,
al-Qaeda,
al-Shabaab,
AQIM,
Boko Haram,
governance,
ideology,
LRA,
poverty,
terrorism