Terrorism and counter terrorism in Africa: Fighting insurgency from Al Shabaab, Ansar Dine and Boko Haram
本书考察非洲伊斯兰恐怖主义的成因及反恐政策的失败，聚焦索马里青年党、马里安萨尔丁和尼日利亚博科圣地，指出国家中心主义和军事化反恐策略的不足，并强调族群关系等结构性因素的作用。
Solomon sets outs to examine the causes of Islamist terrorism and the failures of counter-terrorism policy in Africa – focusing specifically on Al Shabaab in Somalia, Ansar Dine in Malia, and Boko Haram in Nigeria. This expansive study of decades of conflict across the continent begins by locating itself within the terrorism studies literature, ambitiously seeking to find a middle ground between traditional and critical terrorism studies. Through this engagement with this literature Solomon sets out one of his core arguments: that counter-terrorism policy has been informed by traditional approaches which are state-centric and militaristic. The case-study chapters provide an impressive exposition of the historical context to problematize the state, giving an account of how structural factors, primarily ethnic relations within the state, are a significant driver of terrorism. Consequently the author argues that a military approach is not sufficient to overcome ‘the Islamist juggernaut’ and ‘their message of hate’ (p. 35–36) in Africa. The book distinguishes itself from the critical terrorism literature by offering extensive policy prescription throughout the book.