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  • Spoilers in Somalia: The self-sustaining chaos and its supporters

    by Dirk Spilker ...
    Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 1,3, University of Potsdam (Institut für Politikwissenschaft), course: Democracy and Good Governance in Developing Countries, language: English, abstract: This paper provides an explanation for the continuous failure of peace processes in Somalia over the last decade, using based on an extended rational choice / ... Read more

    $14.75 USD

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    Money, War and the Business of Power

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    The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals and insurgents bargain over money and power, and use of war to achieve their goals.Drawing on a thirty-year career in Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, including experience as a participant in high ... Read more

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  • South Sudan

    The Untold Story from Independence to Civil War

    by Hilde F. Johnson ...
    In July 2011, South Sudan was granted independence and became the world's newest country. Yet just two-and-a-half years after this momentous decision, the country was in the grips of renewed civil war and political strife. Hilde F. Johnson served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan from July 2011 until July 2014 ... Read more

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  • The Root Causes of the United Nations’ Failure in Somalia

    The Role of Neighboring Countries in the Somali Crisis

    by Othman O. Mahmood ...
    When the Somali crisis broke out in the 1990s and the Somali central government collapsed, the United Nations made several attempts to mediate the conflicting parties. The crisis reached its highest climax, leading to the successful US-led Operation Restore Hope. Unfortunately, when the leadership of the operation was transferred to the United Nations, the UN-led intervention failed miserably ... Read more

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  • Tafelberg Short: Somalia - Fixing Africa's Most Failed State

    by Greg Mills, John Peter Pham, David Kilcullen ...
    Series series Tafelberg Short
    Lowest down on the Failed State Index for five years running, Somalia has been described as 'destroyed', 'stateless' and 'ravaged'. Yet is also a place of promise... In this concise and compelling book, three internationally recognised experts on Africa examine the Somalian crisis. Comparing Somalia to neighbouring Somaliland, from the historical background up to the present, and looking into the ... Read more

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  • Syria and the Neutrality Trap

    The Dilemmas of Delivering Humanitarian Aid through Violent Regimes

    by Carsten Wieland ...
    The Syrian war has been an example of the abuse and insufficient delivery of humanitarian assistance. According to international practice, humanitarian aid should be channelled through a state government that bears a particular responsibility for its population. Yet in Syria, the bulk of relief went through Damascus while the regime caused the vast majority of civilian deaths. Should the UN have ... Read more

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  • The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa

    Interests, influences and instability

    Edited by Robert Mason, Simon Mabon ...
    Series series Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East
    The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa takes a deep dive into the complexities of power projection, political rivalry and conflict across the Red Sea and beyond. Focusing on the nature of interregional connections between the Gulf and the Horn, it explores the multifaceted nature of relations between states and the two increasingly important subregions. Bringing together scholars working on and in ... Read more

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  • Elusive Jannah

    The Somali Diaspora and a Borderless Muslim Identity

    by Cawo M. Abdi ...
    As a Somali working since high school in the United Arab Emirates, Osman considers himself “blessed” to be in a Muslim country, though citizenship, with the security it offers, remains elusive. For Ardo, smuggled out of Somalia to join her husband in South Africa, insecurities are of a more immediate, physical kind, and her economic prospects and legal status are more uncertain. Adam, in the ... Read more

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  • The Arab Lobby and the US

    Factors for Success and Failure

    by Dania Koleilat Khatib ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government
    All the components needed to construct an Arab lobby exist; the significant Arab Diaspora in the US, the historic strategic relationship between Arab Gulf States and the US, and the Gulf’s economic wealth. However, lobbying is alien to Arab culture and largely absent from its political landscape. To achieve a fair and objective assessment of Arab Gulf lobbying it is necessary to have a thorough ... Read more

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  • The Independence of South Sudan

    The Role of Mass Media in the Responsibility to Prevent

    by Walter C. Soderlund, E. Donald Briggs ...
    Series series Studies in International Governance
    The Responsibility to Protect, the report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS), focused on three international responsibilities in the area of human security: the responsibility to prevent, the responsibility to react, and the responsibility to rebuild. The report acknowledged the difficulty of identifying countries likely to experience widespread civil ... Read more

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  • The Traumatic Past and Uncertain Future of South Sudan

    Perspective from Social Responsibility on Local and Global Issues & the Relentless Struggle for Education.

    by Nhial Thiwat Ruach ...
    This book examines post-colonial and post-independence challenges facing South Sudan, both external and internal factors as it transitions into becoming a nation state. Other focuses are issues that hinder the implementation of good governance, delivery of services to the people, preservation of the environment and natural resources, and the unity among South Sudans multiple ethnicities. The book ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Conflict Resolution and Nation-Building in Somalia

    by Mohamed Ali Abdi ...
    A B S T R A C T ABDI, MOHAMED A: BA WHITTIER COLLEGE, 1966 MPA SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, 1969 MPH FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, 1996 CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND NATION-BUILDING IN SOMALIA Publication Scheduled for January 2012 The research concentrated on the current as well as the past quagmire of the Somali conflict. Political, social and economic triggers have been identified to resolve or reduce ... Read more

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