
Why jihadist insurgencies persist
Even the best efforts to build peace
sometimes end up financing chaos. As Aisha Ahmad explains, it comes down to a
complex web of resources, uneasy alliances and ongoing corruption. So what can
be done?
Assistant professor, Political Science, University of Toronto
Aisha Ahmad is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto, a senior researcher at the Munk School of Global Affairs, and the author of Jihad & Co.: Black Markets and Islamist Power.
Even the best efforts to build peace
sometimes end up financing chaos. As Aisha Ahmad explains, it comes down to a
complex web of resources, uneasy alliances and ongoing corruption. So what can
be done?
Despite the deadly October 14 attack, the end of Somalia’s
long war is in sight. As Aisha Ahmad writes, now more than ever the
international community should support the country.