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Twenty Years After 9/11: The Threat in Africa—The New Epicenter of Global Jihadi Terror
Abstract: While Africa was scarcely a generator of jihadi violence at the dawn of the 21st century, today, 20 years after 9/11, the continent is the global epicenter of jihadi violence. Four phenomena—the persistence of
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Salafi-Jihadi Areas of Operation in West Africa Interactive Map and Campaign Analysis
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Soft power: missing element in the Chad-Cameroon border defence pact?
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