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Somalia : a new approach / Bronwyn E. Bruton.

Title
  1. Somalia : a new approach / Bronwyn E. Bruton.
Published by
  1. New York : Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations, ©2010.
Author
  1. Bruton, Bronwyn E.

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Additional authors
  1. Center for Preventive Action.
  2. Council on Foreign Relations
Description
  1. xiii, 45 pages : color map; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. "Even among failed states-- those countries unable to exercise authority over their territory and provide the most basic services to their people-- Somalia stands apart. A country of some nine million, it has lacked a central government since the fall of Mohamed Siad Barre's regime in 1991. Poverty and insecurity are endemic. Less than 40 percent of Somalis are literate, more than one in ten children dies before turning five, and a person born in Somalia today cannot assume with any confidence that he or she will reach the age of fifty. Failed states provide fertile ground for terrorism, drug trafficking, and a host of other ills that threaten to spill beyond their borders. Somalia is thus a problem not just for Somalis but for the United States and the world. In particular, the specter of Somalia's providing a sanctuary for al-Qaeda has become an important concern, and piracy off Somalia's coast, which affects vital international shipping lanes, remains a menace. In this report, Bronwyn E. Bruton proposes a strategy to combat terrorism and promote development and stability in Somalia. She first outlines the recent political history involving the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) formed in 2004 and its Islamist opponents, chiefly the Shabaab, which has declared allegiance to al-Qaeda. She then analyzes U.S. interests in the country, including counterterrorism, piracy, and humanitarian concerns, as well as the prospect of broader regional instability."--Page vii.
Series statement
  1. Council special report ; no. 52
Uniform title
  1. CSR (New York, N.Y.) ; no. 52.
Subject
  1. Since 1991
  2. Failed states > Somalia
  3. Political stability > Somalia
  4. Terrorism > Somalia > Prevention
  5. États défaillants > Somalie
  6. Stabilité politique > Somalie
  7. Terrorisme > Somalie > Prévention
  8. Failed states
  9. Diplomatic relations
  10. Politics and government
  11. Political stability
  12. Strategic aspects of individual places
  13. Terrorism > Prevention
  14. Somalia > Strategic aspects
  15. Somalia > Politics and government > 1991-
  16. United States > Foreign relations > Somalia
  17. Somalia > Foreign relations > United States
  18. Somalie > Politique et gouvernement > 1991-
  19. États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Somalie
  20. Somalie > Relations extérieures > États-Unis
  21. Somalia
  22. United States
Contents
  1. Introduction -- Background -- U.S. interests and options -- Recommendations -- Conclusion.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. "March 2010."
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-37).
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