1. How Counterterrorism Drives U.S. Foreign Policy in Somalia
- Author:
- Abukar Arman
- Publication Date:
- 10-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Center for Security, Race and Rights (CSRR), Rutgers University School of Law
- Abstract:
- The United States is home to over 200,000 Somali refugees most of whom fled civil war in Somalia. Their Black, Muslim, and immigrant identities puts them in the crosshairs of America's racialized counterterrorism regime, resulting in the surveillance, investigation, and prosecution of Somali American communities across the country. These domestic factors converge with US foreign policy that effectively criminalizes political opposition to imperial and militarized US action in Somalia.
- Topic:
- Security, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Counter-terrorism, and Refugees
- Political Geography:
- Africa, Somalia, and United States of America