After the Fall of Qaddafi: Political, Economic, and Security Consequences for Libya, Mali, Niger, and Algeria

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  • Ricardo René Larémont Professor of Political Science and Sociology, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.bq

Abstract

On 20 October 2011, Muammar Qaddafi, the leader of Libya, was killed by members of a local militia in his hometown of Sirte. Qaddafi’s death and his regime’s end fractured a security structure that had brought some stability to Libya, Mali, Niger, and to a much lesser extent southern Algeria. Because of his regime’s demise, a new swathe of instability that comprises fractured, compromised, or failed states has emerged in the Sahelian region, giving ample opportunities to militant entrepreneurial groups that have organized and are inhibiting the re-creation of more stable states and societies.

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Ricardo René Larémont, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Ricardo René Larémont is Professor of Political Science and Sociology at SUNY Binghamton and a Carnegie Corporation Scholar on Islam. He has served on the faculty of SUNY Binghamton since 1997. He obtained his Ph.D from Yale University, his J.D. from New York University School of Law, and his B.A cum laude from New York University School of Arts and Science. His principal books include: Revolution, Revolt, and Reform in North Africa; Islam and the Politics of Resistance in Algeria, 1783-1992; Islamic Law and Politics in Northern Nigeria; Borders, Nationalism, and the African State; and, The Causes of War and the Consequences of Peacekeeping in Africa.  His research focuses upon political Islam, Islamic law, conflict resolution, democratization, and civil/military relations, usually in the region of North Africa and the Sahel.

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2013-06-25

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2013)

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