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Snapshot,
January 10, 2013
Jihad Comes to Kenya
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens

Until recently, experts assumed that al-Shabaab’s recruitment in Kenya was limited to the country’s Somali minority, which numbers roughly a million people. But recent attacks have forced a reassessment; as ex-members testify, now Kenyans are joining up as well.
Snapshot,
February 7, 2012
Negotiating an End to Somalia's War with al Shabaab
Afyare Abdi Elmi and Abdi Aynte

Somalia's government has recently made gains against the militant group al Shabaab. But those will prove fleeting if it does not find a way to address the organization's grievances and bring moderates into the fold.
Snapshot,
February 2, 2012
The Splintering of Al Shabaab
Bronwyn Bruton and J. Peter Pham

By some measures, the ad-hoc alliance among Ethiopia, Kenya, and the African Union has come close to defeating the terrorist group al Shabaab. But a military victory could scatter the group's most radical leaders across the Horn of Africa.
Snapshot,
November 15, 2011
Why Kenya Invaded Somalia
Daniel Branch

Nairobi sent troops into Somalia last month ostensibly to root out Islamist militants. But the real reason Kenya went to war has more to do with the restless ambitions of its own military, which is eager to abandon the country's largely peaceful history.
Letter From,
September 30, 2011
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on the Famine in Somalia
Mwai Kibaki

The president of Kenya argues that, despite the conflict and famine ravaging Somalia, there is an opportunity for East Africa to escape a regional mess.
Snapshot,
September 30, 2011
How to End the Stalemate in Somalia
Bronwyn Bruton and J. Peter Pham

As the radical group al Shabaab has fled Mogadishu, an array of actors -- governmental entities, regional authorities, clans, and civil society organizations -- can help.
Snapshot,
August 22, 2011
Somalia's Starvation
Ken Menkhaus

The ongoing famine in Somalia has placed millions of lives at risk. To feed its victims and prepare for what comes next, the United States and its allies must expand food aid and ramp up the pressure on al Shabab.
Essay, Nov/Dec 2009
In the Quicksands of SomaliaPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Bronwyn Bruton

Washington's repeated attempts to bring peace to Somalia with state-building initiatives have failed, even backfired. It should renounce political intervention and encourage local development without trying to improve governance.
Comment, Mar/Apr 2009
The Precedents for WithdrawalPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Bennett Ramberg

As Washington ponders how long to stay in Iraq, it would do well to remember the limited impact of the United States' withdrawal from Vietnam and Cambodia in the 1970s, Lebanon in the 1980s, and Somalia in the 1990s.
Review Essay, Jul/Aug 1998
Picking Up U.N. Peacekeeping's Pieces: Knowing When to Say WhenPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
John Hillen

Two new books recognize that the United Nations cannot handle the burdens recently thrust upon it, but only one sees the need to set more realistic goals.
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