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Militancy and Conflict in the Sahel and Maghreb
Wed, April 12th, 2017
Washington, DC
Crises and upheaval in the Maghreb and the Sahel have altered the regional security terrain. Security challenges are increasingly becoming entwined, and many are becoming more pronounced amongst at-risk border communities in marginalized peripheries and rural communities. This day-long conference brings together leading scholars from around the world to address the key security and governance challenges in the Maghreb and Sahel. Panelists will examine the interaction of the expanding horizon of insecurity with conflicts, political vacuums, and Western response policy. They will also discuss the broader ramifications of the trends for peace and development in both regions.
This event is co-hosted with the African Peacebuilding Network of the Social Science Research Council.
Agenda
8:30 a.m.
Registration
9:00 to 9:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Michele Dunne, Cyril Obi
9:15 to 10:30 a.m.
The Security Complexes in the Maghreb and Sahel
Rasmus Boserup, Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck, Claire Spencer
Moderator: Anouar Boukhars
10:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
West Africa and the Sahel: Violent Extremist Organizations
Bruce Whitehouse, Jimam Lar, Joel Nwokeoma, Amy Niang
Moderator: Cyril Obi
12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Keynote
Eric Schmitt
1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Libya’s Spillover into the Sahel
Frederic Wehrey, Faraj Najem, Manal Taha
Moderator: Intissar Fakir
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Anouar Boukhars
Former Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program
Boukhars was a nonresident fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program. He is a professor of countering violent extremism and counter-terrorism at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University.
Rasmus Boserup
Michele Dunne
Former Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program
Michele Dunne was a nonresident scholar in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on political and economic change in Arab countries, particularly Egypt, as well as U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Intissar Fakir
Former Fellow, Middle East Program, Editor in Chief, Sada
Intissar Fakir was a fellow and editor in chief of Sada in Carnegie’s Middle East Program.
Dalia Ghanem
Former Senior Resident Scholar, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Dalia Ghanem was a senior resident scholar at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where her research focuses on Algeria’s political, economic, social, and security developments. Her research also examines political violence, radicalization, civil-military relationships, transborder dynamics, and gender.
Jimam Lar
Faraj Najem
Amy Niang
Manal Taha
Frederic Wehrey
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on governance, conflict, and security in Libya, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.