Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"Established scholars in Africa, Europe, and the United States provide a novel conceptual and policy frame-glocalization-to understand the domestic and external drivers of conflicts in Africa, with case studies covering relevant and pressing cases of international and regional security, such as Libya, Mali, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Congo"-- Provided by publisher.