No Shortcuts to Negotiating With al-Shabaab
In this essay, I examine the prospects for negotiations with al-Shabaab and the need for a cogent US policy on negotiating with militant groups.
After a decade as a counter-terrorism analyst at the U.S. Department of State, Dr. Tricia Bacon is now an assistant professor at American University’s School of Public Affairs. She is also a non-resident fellow at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. She is a animal lover and fan of Cleveland sports (except the Browns, she is reasonable).
In this essay, I examine the prospects for negotiations with al-Shabaab and the need for a cogent US policy on negotiating with militant groups.