Sub-State Actors and Leadership in the Evolution of the African State

Abstract

This study investigates the role of sub-state actors and leadership in the stabilization, the collapse or the renewal of the African state. Understanding the root causes of the mutations occurring in today's African states will help to build legitimacy for future Internal Security Assistance Programs and Military Operations Other Than War. The study explains how the emergence or the empowerment of traditional, civil society, and religious leaders loosens the states' authority, by atomizing the centers of decision. Then, to promote stability in the continent, shape a better environment, prevent conflicts or respond to crisis will always depend on how sub-state actors are managed in order to empower leadership at national level. This thesis advocates to implement long term strategies designed to progressively erode the influence of traditional and religious leaders while using them in focused areas and at limited levels to fulfill intermediate objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 1998
Accession Number
ADA352457

Entities

People

  • Samba Tall

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Continents
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Failed States
  • Geography
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Sociopolitics

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Strategic Security Studies