The Cumulative Effects of Conflict Drivers in the Sahel Region-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Cumulative Effects of Conflict Drivers in the Sahel Region

Published:2024-06-01 Issue:2 Volume:26 Page:47-60
ISSN:2463-9575
Container-title:CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES
language:en
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Author:

Juvan Jelena^ORCID

Abstract

Abstract This article reflects on the complex security situation in the Sahel region, identifying the causes and drivers of conflicts. The main hypothesis underlying the article is that the security situation in the Sahel region is influenced by several different causes and conflict drivers which have cumulative effects, making conflict resolution extremely difficult. The first part of the article identifies the causes and drivers of conflict and classifies them into four main categories. In the second part, the article shows how the causes and drivers are interwoven, creating multiple spillover effects, making the Sahel region one of the most problematic regions in the world.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/cmc-2024-0013

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