Policies and Security Strategies of G5 Sahel States Against Terrorism

Abstract

The issue of terrorism and insecurity in the African Sahel region is considered one of the most important international stage problems. This region is classified as one of the most vulnerable areas due to economic challenges, ethnic conflicts, political instability, lack of development, and the spread of criminal acts by terrorist organizations. The proliferation of weapons and criminal activities and the increase in illegal immigration have led to insecurity and instability in the African Sahel region, which prompted the African Sahel countries to rebuild security and political strategies in line with security developments and changes in the Sahel region. Accordingly, this research's main focus is to investigate the effectiveness of policy and security strategies pursued by G5 Sahel states (G5S) and to find whether these policies and strategies are implemented successfully or if modifications are necessary. For this purpose, the research assumes that policies and security strategies pursued by G5S are ineffective in preventing a lack of security or curbing the threat of terrorism in the region. A descriptive-analytical method will be used to describe the phenomena of insecurity and terrorism and highlight their content in the context of international politics. The institutional approach will also explain the role of political and military institutions of G5S as one of the parts of the analysis units used in this study and other methods and approaches

Keywords

• Sahel States
• Terrorism
• Security Strategies

Policies and Security Strategies of G5 Sahel States Against Terrorism

Abstract

Afrika Sahel bölgesinde terörizm ve güvensizlik meselesi, uluslararası arenadaki en önemli sorunlardan biri olarak kabul ediliyor. Bu bölge, ekonomik sorunlar, etnik çatışmalar, siyasi istikrarsızlık ve gelişme eksikliğinin yanı sıra terör örgütlerinin suç eylemlerinin yaygınlaşması nedeniyle en hassas alanlardan biri olarak sınıflandırılmıştır. Silahların ve suç operasyonlarının yaygınlaşması ve yasadışı göçün artması Afrika Sahel bölgesinde güvensizlik ve istikrarsızlığa yol açmış ve bu da Afrika Sahel ülkelerini, güvenlik gelişmeleri ve Sahel bölgesindeki değişiklikler doğrultusunda, güvenlik ve siyasi stratejilerini yeniden oluşturmaya itmiştir.Bu nedenle, bu çalışmanın ana fikri, G5 Sahel devletlerinin (G5S) izlediği politika ve güvenlik stratejilerinin etkinliğini göstermek ve bu politika ve stratejilerin başarılı olup olmadığını veya değişiklik gerekip gerekmediğini araştırmaktır. Bu amaçla çalışma, G5 Sahel devletlerinin (G5S) izlediği politika ve güvenlik stratejilerinin, bölgedeki güvenlik eksikliğini durdurmada veya terör tehdidini önlemede etkisiz olduğunu varsaymaktadır. Bu çalışma kapsamında analiz birimlerinden biri olarak, diğer yöntem ve yaklaşımlara ek olarak, uluslararası politika bağlamında güvensizlik ve terörizm olgusunu tanımlamak için tanımlayıcı-analitik bir yöntem ve siyasi ve askeri kurumların (G5S) rolünü açıklamak içinde kurumsal yaklaşım kullanılacaktır.

Keywords

• Sahel Devletleri
• Terörizm
• Güvenlik Stratejileri

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