August 21–24, 2017
Kampala, Uganda
Africa Center Overview
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Session 1: Principles of Strategy
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Recommended Reading:
- Gray, Robert C. “Chapter 3: The Study of Strategy: A Civilian Academic Perspective.” Teaching Strategy: Challenges and Responses. Carlisle: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College, 2010. 47–77.
- Cronin, Audrey Kurth. “The ‘War on Terrorism’: What Does It Mean to Win?” Journal of Strategic Studies 37.2 (2013): 174–97.
Session 2: Terrorism in Africa
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Recommended Reading:
- Cilliers, Jakkie. “Violent Islamist Extremism and Terror in Africa.” Institute for Security Studies Paper 286 (2015).
- Warner, Jason. “Sub-Saharan Africa’s Three ‘New’ Islamic State Affiliates.” Combating Terrorism Center Sentinel 10.1 (2017): 28–32.
Session 3: Counterterrorism Strategy Formation
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Recommended Reading:
- “Violence Jihadiste En Tunisie : L’urgence D’une Stratégie Nationale.” Briefing Moyen-Orient Et Afrique Du Nord 50 (2016): n. pag. International Crisis Group.
Session 4: Counterterrorism Strategy Implementation
Presented by:
- Dr. Émile Ouédraogo
Recommended Reading:
- Boeke, Sergei. “Combining Exit with Strategy: Transitioning from Short-term Military Interventions to a Long-term Counter-terrorism Policy.” International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, The Hague (2014).
- Davis, Lyn E., and Melanie Sisson. “A Strategic Planning Approach: Defining Alterative Counterterrorism Strategies as an Illustration.” RAND Occasional Paper (2009).
Session 5: Domestic Aspects of Counterterrorism Strategies
Presented by:
- Phyllis Muema
Recommended Reading:
- Field, Antony. “The Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the Domestic Security Dilemma.” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 40.6 (2016): 470–83.
- Sampson, I.T. “Between Boko Haram and the Joint Task Force: Assessing the Dilemma of Counter-terrorism and Human Rights in Northern Nigeria.” Journal of African Law 59.1 (2015): 25–63.
Session 6: (Sub)Regional Aspects of Counterterrorism Strategies
Presented by:
- Dr. Benjamin Nickels
Recommended Reading:
- Ogbonnaya, Ufiem Maurice. “South African Journal of International Affairs.” Terrorism, Agenda 2063 and the Challenges of Development in Africa 23.2 (2016): 185–99.
- Ford, Jolyon. “African Counter-Terrorism Legal Frameworks a Decade after 2001.” Institute for Security Studies (2011).
Session 7: International Aspects of Counterterrorism Strategies
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Recommended Reading:
- “The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Review.” United Nations General Assembly A/RES/70/291 (2016).
- Whitaker, Beth Elise. “Exporting the Patriot Act? Democracy and the ‘War on Terror’ in the Third World.” Third World Quarterly 28.5 (2007).