State Collapse, Counter-Insurgency and Security Governance in Somalia

What is it about?

This chapter examines the relationship between state collapse, counter-insurgency and security governance in Somalia. The arguments raised are that under conditions of state collapse, the African Union Mission in Somalia counter-insurgency operations have adversely affected both internal security in Somalia and regional security. The counter-insurgency operations have provided al-Shabaab with political opportunities to sustain their insurgent activities at the same time compromising their capacity to offer local-level security governance alternatives in the areas under their control.

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Why is it important?

It is important in that it demonstrates that counter-insurgency and/or counter-terrorism operations hinder peacebuilding and governance efforts under conditions of state fragility.