The dynamics and intensity of Middle Eastern and African armed conflicts in 2016 Cover Image

Dynamika i intensywność bliskowschodnich i afrykańskich konfliktów zbrojnych w 2016 r.
The dynamics and intensity of Middle Eastern and African armed conflicts in 2016

Author(s): Bolesław Balcerowicz, Kamila Pronińska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: armed conflicts in MENA; armed conflicts in Syria and Iraq; conflict in Lybia; conflict in Yemen; conflict in Somalia; Afghan conflicts; jihadism; Organization of Islamic State

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze the dynamics of major armed conflicts in 2016. The selection criteria for the armed conflicts include: the level of intensity and internalization of a conflict and the activity of the jihadist forces in it. Under these criteria, the authors focus on armed conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, Libya, and Somalia.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 88-100
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish