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Title: | The Post-9/11 Security Agenda and Peacekeeping in Africa |
Author: | Malan, Mark |
Year: | 2002 |
Periodical: | African Security Review |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 53-66 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Africa |
Subjects: | terrorism regional security defence peacekeeping forces Military, Defense and Arms Politics and Government Inter-African Relations |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10246029.2002.9627969 |
Abstract: | There are two mainstream schools of thought about the impact of the war against terror on international efforts to resolve African conflicts. One sees in the war against terrorism a renewed focus on eradicating the root causes of civil war in Africa and elsewhere, simply because it is believed that it is these conditions that foster the kind of political alienation that propels people into committing acts of terror. The other sees the continued marginalization of Africa by powerful nations that, despite rhetoric to the contrary, have clearly become so preoccupied with their own security agenda that the bulk of resources will be directed towards combating the symptoms, rather than the root causes, of terrorism. This article asserts that the US, UN and African responses to 11 September (2001) open the door for a manipulation and redefinition of terrorism to justify crackdowns on legitimate dissent, and that peacekeeping and peacebuilding in Africa must inevitably take a back seat to the war on terror. It calls for a more sober and balanced perspective on what is needed to cope with the ever-increasing challenges to human security in Africa. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |