Security & insecurity in North Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11904765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Keenan (0000-0002-1844-4879, corresponding author), Jeremy H Keenan |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 108 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of African Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03056240600842974 |
| OpenAlex | W1990434986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 12 |
The article analyses the North African security situation over the last 15 or so years, but especially since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, which provided the pre-emptive basis for the launch of Washington's global ‘War on Terror’. The article explains how and why the US, in collaboration with its lead ally in the region, Algeria, and with the cognisance of France and other European powers, duplicitously fabricated a new front in the ‘war on terror’ across the Sahara and Sahel, bringing an entirely new dimension to the nature and meaning of ‘terrorism’ in North Africa. Far from furthering political stability, security and democracy, as the Bush administration has proclaimed, Washington's attempt to establish itself as the elite power in the region has taken North Africa and most of the Sahel into a dangerous spiral of increased authoritarianism and repression, increased regional instability and insecurity, increased popular resentment of both Washington and the regimes of the region and the increased threat of militant extremism. The article shows how the US has not been able to get its own way willy-nilly in the region, but has instead found itself running up against a whole raft of pressures and conflicts, many of its own making, which reflect both existing and new forms of political opposition and organisation. In focusing on labour and resource issues, especially those connected with oil and gas production, the article highlights the links between abundant oil, rents and the aggrandizement of the authoritarian state at the expense of autonomous civil society. The article concludes by suggesting that the US is unable to maintain its power and position in North Africa as a result of what is turning into a classic case of imperial over-reach
Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Elite · Militant · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resentment · Sociology · Terrorism · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Natural Resources and Economic Development
Remilitarisation of African societies
Demystifying Africa's Security
Performing the nation, pre-figuring the state
Actually Existing Security
Guerre au Sahara-Sahel
Islam in Northern Mali and the War on Terror
Serving the same interests
Security vs. Liberty
Uranium Goes Critical in Niger
The Banana Theory of Terrorism
Who Thought Rock Art Was About Archaeology? The Role of Prehistory in Algeria's Terror
Deploying Development to Counter Terrorism
Terrorism rhetoric under the Bush Administration
Tactical Flexibility
Security in Niamey
Surveillance in Niger
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,84 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2018 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |