Somalia
Somalia has gained attention in recent years due to 
increased piratical activity near its coastlines; however, a potentially more dangerous threat lurks in the country's southern regions. Should Somalia slide from a failed state to absolute dissolution, the militant Islamist group al Shabaab could provide a haven for international terrorists determined to launch attacks aimed at Somalia's neighbors and even the West. This section profiles that group and provides other key analysis of the security challenges in the Horn of Africa.
IN THIS SECTION
Al Shabaab's First "News" Video: An Effort to Recruit Westerners and Expel Peacekeepers
By Chris Harnisch, August 5, 2010
A Democratic Beacon of Hope in a Dangerous Part of the World
By Chris Harnisch, The Daily Caller, July 27, 2010
African Union Force Hamstrung in its Fight for Somalia
By Chris Harnisch, Washington Post, July 24, 2010
Al Shabaab's First International Strike: Analysis of the July 11 Uganda Bombings
By Chris Harnisch, July 14, 2010
The Partitioning of Somalia: Islamists Strengthened Against Western-Backed Government
By Katherine Zimmerman, June 1, 2010
Cutting Humanitarian Aid in Somalia and Fighting Terror
By Chris Harnisch, The Weekly Standard, February 23, 2010
The Terror Threat From Somalia: The Internationalization of al Shabaab
By Chris Harnisch, February 12, 2010