Contributors
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Andrew Wojtanik
- Has Boko Haram met its match? Chad and the African intervention force in Nigeria
- How to avoid Ebola-inspired violence in West Africa
- Should the U.S. be training and equipping African armies? The logic of security assistance and its discontents
- To combat Boko Haram, it’s time for Nigeria to think big
- “War” in West Africa?
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Sara Plana
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wv2022
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Tag Archives: security capacity
US security assistance: Leahy Law under fire
In April I wrote a lengthy post on the logic of U.S. foreign military assistance that you can read here. Last week the New York Times ran another instructive piece on the issue, focusing on a key component: the 16-year-old … Continue reading
Amateur Hour?: Reframing the Debate over US Security Assistance
On Sunday, the New York Times ran a timely “Room for Debate” discussion on the benefits and drawbacks of the current American system for training foreign militaries. You can read the six contributions to the debate here. While an important … Continue reading
Mali: From forgotten lands to a blogger’s dream
The usually sleepy country of Mali, a landlocked country of 15 million people which before 2012 rarely graced the headlines, has in the past 10 months become a central focus with near-daily coverage in the American and European press. And … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansar Dine, AQIM, French intervention, insurgency, Mali, MNLA, MUJAO, security capacity, terrorism, West Africa
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Notes on the Periphery 