Book/Printed Material Somalia : line in the sand : identification of MYM vulnerabilities Identification of Muslim Youth Movement vulnerabilities

Title

• Somalia : line in the sand : identification of MYM vulnerabilities

Other Title

• Identification of Muslim Youth Movement vulnerabilities

Summary

• "The al-Shabaab Organization, also known as the Mujahidin Youth Movement (MYM), and its allies have been active opponents in undermining the United Nations (UN)-supported African Union (AU) peacekeeping forces, the fledging Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG), and all the UN efforts to support the Somali people. Al-Shabaab's use of the internet and its control of the local news media has resulted in its increased ability to disseminate its story to the Somali public, to sympathizers throughout the world, and to the greater Islamic community. It is able to accomplish its strategic communication campaign through the use of organic websites, publication of online magazines and newsletters, and through international press conferences and interviews... The authors of this monograph identify al-Shabaab's strategic, operational, and tactical vulnerabilities organized according to four sources of national power: diplomatic, informational, military, and economic (DIME). After exploring the group's inherent and apparent weaknesses, the authors then provide some suggestions on what efforts or capabilities may be leveraged in defeating and deterring the group. Such instruments do not have to be kinetic or military in nature, but can be diplomatic, economic, or persuasive. The authors concentrate on diplomatic and informational options and do not address the military or economic implications at this time."-- P. vii-viii.

Names

• Cuevas, Eloy E.
• Wells, Madeleine
• Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

Created / Published

• Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2010]

Contents

• Introduction -- Background -- TFG vulnerabilities -- Role of Islam and clans in Somalia -- Clan politics -- Methodology -- MYM vulnerabilities -- Goals -- Diplomatic-strategic vulnerabilities -- Diplomatic-operational vulnerabilities -- Diplomatic-tactical vulnerabilities -- Media strategy and operations -- Information-strategic vulnerabilities -- Information-operational vulnerabilities -- Information-tactical vulnerabilities -- Military-strategic vulnerabilities -- Military-operational vulnerabilities -- Military-tactical vulnerabilities -- Economic-strategic vulnerabilities -- Economic-operational vulnerabilities -- Economic-tactical vulnerabilities -- Defeat mechanisms -- Strategic framework -- Conclusion.

Headings

• -  Shabaab (Organization)
• -  Islam and politics--Somalia
• -  Islam in mass media
• -  Islamic fundamentalism--Somalia
• -  Muslim youth--Political activity--Somalia
• -  Muslim youth--Press coverage--Somalia
• -  Political stability--Somalia
• -  Terrorism--Somalia--Prevention
• -  DIME (Diplomatic, informational, military, and economic) elements
• -  Elements of national power
• -  Somalia--Foreign relations--United States
• -  Somalia--Politics and government--1991
• -  United States--Foreign relations--Somalia

Notes

• -  "September 2010."
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-40).
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 electronic resource (viii, 40 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

• DT407.4
• Letort papers ; [no. 42]

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2023692770

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2023692770

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

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• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2023692770

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