Radical Islam in East Africa

• Main Author: Rabasa, Angel.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., ©2009.
• Subjects: Qaida (Organization); Qaida.; Islam and politics > Africa, East.; Jihad.; Terrorism > Africa, East.; Terrorism > Government policy > United States.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. > Political Ideologies; POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. > International Relations; Islam.; Terrorismus.; Islam; Terrorismus; Africa, East > Politics and government > 21st century.; Africa, East > Ethnic relations.; Africa, East > Religious life and customs.; United States > Relations > Africa, East.; Africa, East > Relations > United States.; Ostafrika.; Electronic books.
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American geopolitical interests and the potential threats to those interests are both on the rise in East Africa. The author places the spread of militant Islamism and the development of radical Islamist networks in East Africa in the broader context of the social, economic, and political factors th...

Table of Contents:

• Al-Qaeda in East Africa
• Characteristics of East African environment conducive to a jihadist presence
• The ethno-religious landscape in East Africa
• The growth of radical Islam
• Countering terrorism in East Africa.