Population-Centric Counterinsurgency in the Age of Salafi-Driven Insurgencies
| Autor: | Surulola James Eke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies education.field_of_study Political science Political economy 05 social sciences Political Science and International Relations Population 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology education Safety Research 050601 international relations 0506 political science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Global Security Studies. 5:196-215 |
| ISSN: | 2057-3189 2057-3170 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jogss/ogy047 |
| Popis: | This article explores the relevance of the dominant, population-centered, counterinsurgency doctrine in an era dominated by Salafi-inspired state challengers. Building on Weinstein's (2007) argument, I argue that an insurgent group's emergent nature, shaped by its origin, affects how it will operate and the kind of strategy most likely to defeat it. I investigate the plausibility of my claims through an examination of Boko Haram. I demonstrate the disconnect between Boko Haram's Salafi ideology and its objective of establishing a caliphate, on the one hand, and the strategy of dialogue and socioeconomic reforms to end the insurgency, on the other. In light of this disjuncture, I argue that the key to Boko Haram's defeat lies in the mobilization of international military and intelligence resources to strengthen the Nigerian government's enemy-centered counterinsurgency operation against the group. |
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