African Security

John Siko, based in Dubai, is a director of Burnham Global, a security consultancy. He previously spent 15 years in the US Government, entirely focused on African political, economic and security issues. This included long-term postings in Africa. Siko has taught courses on African security and politics at Georgetown University and George Washington University and is the author of Inside South Africa’s Foreign Policy: Diplomacy in Africa from Smuts to Mbeki (IB Tauris, 2014). Siko has a doctorate in African politics from the University of South Africa. Jonah Victor, based in Washington DC, served as a US Government adviser on African affairs including at the National Security Council, the National Intelligence Council, and the Department of Defense. He has travelled professionally to 20 African countries and taught African security issues as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Victor holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University.

• Chapter One: Your Guide to African SecurityChapter Two: Insecurity Before IndependenceChapter Three: War and Peace in Independent AfricaChapter Four: Connecting North Africa to the Sub-ContinentChapter Five: Understanding Africa’s Armed ForcesChapter Six: Understanding Africa’s Religions, Religious Extremists and ViolenceChapter Seven: Understanding Crime and Law Enforcement in AfricaChapter Eight: Anticipating and Responding to Military Coups and MutiniesChapter Nine: Anticipating and Mitigating Election ViolenceChapter Ten: Anticipating and Preparing for Economic Crisis in AfricaChapter Eleven: Ending and Managing African ConflictChapter Twelve: Tracking External Actors, Influences and Competition in AfricaChapter Thirteen: Future Trends in African Security and Policy OptionsBibliographyIndex

African Security introduces professionals and students to the broad range of security challenges and opportunities that Africa and its partners will confront in coming years. I wish we had this book for my staff when I was at the State Department. Siko and Victor take a practitioner’s problem solving approach to anticipate the issues ahead in the 2020s, and connect readers to the latest academic research and case studies that can inform a response. In particular, this book highlights the lessons we have learned following a decade of dramaticchange in Africa, and gives us practical solutions for the future.