The end of stability - how Burkina Faso fell apart
Burkina Faso var lenge ansett som en oase av stabilitet i en konfliktfylt del av Afrika. Det er ikke tilfelle lenger. Islamske opprørere inspirert av jihadisk teologi har tatt over stadig større landområder. En årsak er spill-over-effekter fra tilsvarende konflikter i nabolandet Mali, men forfatterne hevder også at det plutselige fallet til det gamle regimet til Blaise Compaoré også er del av forklaringen på hva som har skjedd i Burkina Faso. Artikkelen viser hvorledes Burkina Faso ble navigert unna konfliktene i nabolandet av hva vi kaller en ‘Big Man’ dyp stat bygget opp rundt formelle og uformelle regimesikkerhetsnettverk. Når denne dype staten forsvant da regimet til Compaoré ble kastet i et folkelig opprør, var grunnen egentlig beredt for at jihadistiske opprørere kunne gjøre et inntog. Gjennom forfatternes studie av denne prosessen, prøver nde å komme til en bedre konseptuell forståelse av hvorledes svake stater faktisk styres, og hvordan noen ledere av slike stater klarer å holde seg ved makten over lang tid, og hva som kan skje når slike ledere til slutt blir kastet fra makten.
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Central African Republic
I sitt nye faktaark utforsker forskere fra NUPI og SIPRIs Climate-related peace and Security Risk prosjekt sammenhengen mellom klimaendringer og sikkerhet i den sentralafrikanske republikken.
Klima, fred og sikkerhet i den Sentralafrikanske republikk
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