Boko Haram: A Systemic and Strategic Analysis

Abstract

As of this writing, Boko Haram is one of the deadliest terrorist organizations in the world today. Its recent association with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has provided it an additional level of prestige and legitimacy it had not previously enjoyed. Boko Haram threatens the security and stability of Nigeria. It threatens the security and stability of West Africa, which in turn threatens the security of the international community and system. Because terrorism is such a large concern in the modern view of security for the United States, Boko Haram obviously requires a response from the United States. Or, does it?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1030365

Entities

People

  • Raymond A. Forbes

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Sociopolitics
  • Students
  • Treaties
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.