The threats to regional peace and security in the Great Lakes of Africa
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2014-10
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Science
Abstract
The tranquility hitherto enjoyed by citizens of the world appears to have significantly atrophied; no longer is it possible to sleep with the two eyes closed nor is it reasonable to freely traverse wherever one chooses; as natural threats plague man so are manmade threats, and of late, the most dreadful and severe of the threats to humanity is that of terrorists who seem ubiquitous and scattered over all the nooks and cranny of the entire globe with the concomitant fear that they could strike at any time and most often times when they do, innocent lives are wasted and valuable properties are destroyed with impunity. The purpose of this study is establish whether there are indeed threats to mankind and if the answer is in the affirmative, bring to the fore the variants of threats with which man-kind is faced especially in the Great Lakes of Africa. This study made use of secondary sources to derive information on threats, confirmed going by available records that there are threats to peace and human security in Great Lakes of Africa like elsewhere in the world, it categorized the said threats, highlighted their severity with the major finding that terrorism and civil wars are the most potent of the threats in Great Lakes of Africa and recommended that aside from other measures, dialogue with terror organizations' as well as compromise and concessions should be adopted; for civil wars, in addition to peace keeping operations, immediate export of arms to war torn countries should be stopped and mediation should be employed as solutions targeted at mitigating the identified threats so as enable mankind, live a peaceful life than presently.
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A dissertation submitted to the College of Higher Degrees and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in Conflict & Peace Resolution of Kampala International University
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Threats, Security