4 - The Emerging Architecture of a Regional Security Complex in the Lake Chad Basin
Corresponding Author(s) : Usman A. Tar
Afrique et développement,
Vol. 42 No 3 (2017): Afrique et développement: Numéro spécial sur Les régimes de sécurité en Afrique – Perspectives et défis
Résumé
Cet article explore l’architecture émergente de la sécurité régionale en matière de lutte contre le terrorisme et l’insurrection dans le bassin du lac Tchad. Il diagnostique l’évolution de la Commission du bassin du lac Tchad (LCBC) en tant qu’organisation sous-régionale qui réunit le Tchad, le Cameroun, le Niger et le Nigeria. De manière critique, il examine les récentes initiatives des membres de la commission dans l’architecture de sécurité régionale sous l’égide de la Force opérationnelle mixte multinationale (MJTF) pour lutter contre le terrorisme et l’insurrection dans le bassin. L’article fait valoir que ce nouveau mécanisme de sécurité dans le bassin du lac Tchad est en grande partie motivé par la géopolitique des ressources, la sécurité régionale et la quête
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