Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
- File Type
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Peace and Conflict Studies
Potential New Hotspots For Extremism And Opportunities To Mitigate The Danger: The Case Of The Sahel, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning
Potential New Hotspots For Extremism And Opportunities To Mitigate The Danger: The Case Of The Sahel, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning
Emmanuel Kwesi Aning
West Africa and increasingly some of its Sahelian states namely Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Niger are prey to a number of factors that make them suceptible to illicit trafficking, organized crime and terrorism. They are ranked among the most vulnerable 10 out of the 177 countries listed in this context. The structural weakness of the Sahelian states economies, characterized by small domestic markets and an over-reliance on only one or two export commodities, renders them highly susceptible to external shocks and low intensity security threats. The huge, open expanses of land with few settlements and a limited number of …
Compendium Of Ecowas Peace And Security Decisions: Protocols, Declarations And Peace Agreements, Emmanuel Aning, Emma Birikorang, Thomas Jaye
Compendium Of Ecowas Peace And Security Decisions: Protocols, Declarations And Peace Agreements, Emmanuel Aning, Emma Birikorang, Thomas Jaye
Emmanuel Kwesi Aning
No abstract is currently available.
Security, The War On Terror, And Official Development Assistance, Emmanuel Aning
Security, The War On Terror, And Official Development Assistance, Emmanuel Aning
Emmanuel Kwesi Aning
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States and the subsequent declaration of a War on Terror, several international issues have been affected, including the disbursement of official development assistance. This paper examines the connections between development aid, security, and the War on Terror and analyses the manner in which these linkages are impacting on the orientation, understanding, performance, and efficacy of existing official development assistance discourses, and assesses the emergence or otherwise of a new securitisation and politicisation of aid. The paper draws linkages between official development assistance, security, and terrorism, and applies this analysis to a discussion …