REGIME SECURITY IN CHAD. HOW THE WESTERN WAR ON TERROR SAVED THE CHADIAN DICTATORIAL REGIME

• Authors: Hansen Ketil Fred
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article discusses how the western war on terror contributed to save the president Déby and his regime in Chad. After a brief look at central security issues in Chad around the 2008 coup d’Etat attempt, the article gives a particular focus to the last few years. The article describes and discusses how President Déby is manoeuvring in the war-against-terror landscape in the Sahel region. International military cooperation and participation is discussed in relation both to fighting terror and to regime survival. Towards the end, the article looks at more domestic safety oriented approaches to regime survival.

Keywords

EN

Chad; Sahel; Boko Haram; Déby; fight against terror

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu i Przedsiębiorczości w Ostrowcu Świętokrzyskim
• Journal: Ante Portas – Studia nad Bezpieczeństwem
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 2(9) Security Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Pages: 55-69

Contributors

author

Hansen Ketil Fred

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