Home pagePress CenterIn the Media Karin von Hippel, codirector of the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, "Chaotic Somalia Keeps U.S. on Terrorism Watch."
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Karin von Hippel, codirector of the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, "Chaotic Somalia Keeps U.S. on Terrorism Watch."
In the ruined, chaotic state of Somalia the United States has long been engaged in a shadowy struggle with the forces of militant Islam. This US effort has two main goals: to prevent extremist groups from taking root in Somali society, and to counter notorious terrorist figures thought responsible for attacks throughout North and East Africa.
The US missile strike launched March 3 against the southern Somali town of Dobley was part of this larger fight. Whatever the attack's results – the Defense Department officially is keeping mum — US intelligence officials in recent weeks said they are generally pleased with their progress against terrorism in the region. [...]
"I am concerned we are not helping the Somalis build even a minimally functional government," says Karin von Hippel, co-director of the post conflict reconstruction project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Read the article
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