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Fighting for Peace in Somalia provides the first comprehensive analysis of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an operation deployed in 2007 to stabilize the country and defend its fledgling government from one of the world's deadliest militant organizations, Harakat al-Shabaab. The...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Fighting for Peace in Somalia provides the first comprehensive analysis of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an operation deployed in 2007 to stabilize the country and defend its fledgling government from one of the world's deadliest militant organizations, Harakat al-Shabaab. The book's two parts provide a history of the mission from its genesis in an earlier, failed regional initiative in 2005 up to mid-2017, as well as an analysis of the mission's six most important challenges, namely, logistics, security sector reform, civilian protection, strategic communications, stabilization, and developing a successful exit strategy. These issues are all central to the broader debates about how to design effective peace operations in Africa and beyond. |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 366 pages : illustrations, maps, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780198724544 0198724543 |
| Index Number: | DT407 |
| CLC: | K422.5 |
| Call Number: | K422.5/W726 |
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History. Genesis: October 2004 to March 2007 ; Entry: March 2007 to January 2009 ; Stalemate: January 2009 to August 2010 ; Offensive: September 2010 to October 2011 ; Expansion: October 2011 to September 2012 ; Consolidation: September 2012 to December 2013 ; Surge: January 2014 to May 2017 -- Challenges. Logistics ; Security Sector Reform ; Protecting Civilians ; Strategic Communications ; Stabilization ; Exit -- A note on major Somali non-state armed groups -- AMISOM's senior leadership, March 2007-January 2018 -- A note on AMISOM fatality estimates. |