New Architecture of Regional Security in Africa

Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin
Herausgeber: Tar, Usman A.; Bala, Bashir

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Produktbeschreibung

This book critically examines the emerging architecture for regional security in Africa, with a focus on counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin. The volume is divided into five parts, providing conceptual, transnational, regional, national and alternative perspectives on regional security.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 896g
• ISBN-13: 9781498574105
• ISBN-10: 1498574106
• Artikelnr.: 57575568

Autorenporträt

Usman A. Tar is professor of political science and defense studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy. Bashir Bala is a captain in the Nigerian Army.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Conceptual and Contextual Perspectives
Introduction: Lake Chad Basin - Africa's Emerging Regional Security Complex
Usman A. Tar and Bashir Bala
Chapter One: Theoretical Perspectives on Terrorism and Insurgency in Africa
Nuhu K. Achi
Chapter Two: The Frontiers of Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency in
the Lake Chad Basin
Usman A. Tar and Bashir Bala
Part II: Transnational Perspectives
Chapter Three: Mapping Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency (CT-COIN)
in Africa
Dauda Abubakar & Sharkdam Wapmuk
Chapter Four: Multilateral Organizations, Counter-Terrorism and
Counter-Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin
Ubong Essien Umoh
Part III: Regional Perspectives
Chapter Five: The Ecology and Geopolitics of Lake Chad Basin
Abubakar Kawu Monguno and Ikusemoran Mayomi
Chapter Six: Lake Chad Basin Commission: Emerging Framework for Security
Regionalization in the Lake Chad Basin
Ibrahim Umara
Chapter Seven: Emerging Architecture for Regional Security Complex in the
Lake Chad Basin: The Multinational Joint Task Force in Perspective
Bashir Bala & Usman A. Tar
Chapter Eight: Policing Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in the Lake
Chad Basin
Dawud M. Dawud & Tukur Abdulkadir
Chapter Nine: Intelligence Capabilities, Counter-Terrorism and
Counter-Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin
Yusuf Abdullahi Manu & Abraham Nabhon Thomas
Part IV: National and Local Perspectives
Chapter Ten: Ground Zero: Islamic Radicalization and Insurgency in
Northeast Nigeria
Abubakar K. Monguno & Ibrahim Umara
Chapter Eleven: The Ecology of Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency:
Environmental Security in North-Eastern Nigeria
Usman A. Tar & Samuel B. Ayegba
Chapter Twelve: Special Operations Forces, Counter Terrorism and Counter
Insurgency Operations in the Lake Chad Area: The Nigerian Experience
Freedom C. Onuoha & Michael I. Ugwueze
Chapter Thirteen: Cameroon: Counterterrorism and Counter Insurgency in a
Volatile Neighborhood
C. Nna-Emeka Okereke & Chinyere Ibeh
Chapter Fourteen: Niger Republic: Niger Republic: Counter-Terrorism and
Counter-Insurgency in a Complex Terrain
Bem Japhet Audu & Shuaibu Ibrahim
Part V: Alternative Perspectives
Chapter Fifteen: Civil Society, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in
the Lake Chad Basin
Ben Nwosu & Abdulmalik Auwal
Chapter Sixteen: Religious Institutions, Counter-Terrorism and
Counter-Insurgency in Lake Chad Basin
Samuel B. Ayegba & Haruna Yerima
Chapter Seventeen: Gender, Vulnerability and Counterterrorism in the Lake
Chad Basin: Impact on Women and Children in North East Nigeria
Nachana'a Alahira David & Elizabeth Aishatu Bature
Chapter Eighteen: Civilians, Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in the
Lake Chad Basin
Jonathan S. Maiangwa and Patience Jacob Kundo
Chapter Nineteen: Youth Bulge, Radicalization and Deradicalization in the
Lake Chad Basin
Nathaniel Dominic Danjibo & Abosede Omowumi Babatunde
Chapter Twenty: Humanitarian Agencies, Counter-Terrorism and
Counter-Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin
Mala Mustapha & Kamselem Shehu
Part VI: Conclusion
Conclusion: The Prospects of Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in
the Lake Chad Basin
Bashir Bala and Usman A. Tar