Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Date (from‐to) : 2016/04 -2019/03
Author : YOSHIDA ATSUSHI
This analysis was conducted on Islamic extremists in the Sahel region and the security situation in Sahel countries such as Mali and Niger, as well as analysis of cross-border illegal trade such as arms and drugs. Currently, the Sahel region called "the arc of destabilization" that passes from Sahel to Sudan has become a hot spot where terrorism and rebels by insurgent militants frequently occur. In this study, based on the background of armed clashes and crises, especially in the Republic of Mali, I have identified the existence of the “international criminal organization network” that transcends Islamist powers and borders in the aspect of the crisis in the Sahel region.