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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: The thesis provides a brief history of the rise of the Islamic terrorist organization al-Shabaab, analyzes its subsequent loss of support within Somalia, and then applies counterinsurgency theory to assess the chances of success of the international intervention ... read morecurrently underway in Somalia. It warns that state-building will be extraordinarily difficult in Somalia, and highlights a number of worrisome mistakes AMISOM and the Somali Federal Government have already committed. It ends by providing policy options for the United States and other involved countries, AMISOM, and the Somali Federal Government.read less
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