Fighting for peace in Somalia : a history and analysis of the African Union Mission (AMISOM), 2007-2017 / Paul D. Williams
- Author:
- Williams, Paul D., 1975-
- Published:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Access Online
- Oxford scholarship online: ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I HISTORY -- 1.Genesis: October 2004 to March 2007 -- 2.Entry: March 2007 to January 2009 -- 3.Stalemate: January 2009 to August 2010 -- 4.Offensive: September 2010 to October 2011 -- 5.Expansion: October 2011 to September 2012 -- 6.Consolidation: September 2012 to December 2013 -- 7.Surge: January 2014 to May 2017 -- pt. II CHALLENGES -- 8.Logistics -- 9.Security Sector Reform -- 10.Protecting Civilians -- 11.Strategic Communications -- 12.Stabilization -- 13.Exit.
- Summary:
- 'Fighting for Peace in Somalia' provides a comprehensive analysis of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an operation deployed in 2007 to stabilise the country and defend its fledgling government from one of the world's deadliest militant organisations, Harakat al-Shabaab. The book's two parts provide a history of the mission from its genesis in an earlier, failed regional initiative in 2005 up to mid-2017, as well as an analysis of the mission's six most important challenges, namely, logistics, security sector reform, civilian protection, strategic communications, stabilisation, and developing a successful exit strategy. These issues are all central to the broader debates about how to design effective peace operations in Africa and beyond.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780191792182 (ebook)
- Audience Notes:
- Specialized.
- Note:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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