While deradicalization programmes have proliferated globally, the concept of deradicalization remains contested. Instead of putting forward yet another abstract definition, whose universal acceptan...

After a decade of fighting jihadist groups in the Sahel, a researcher detects a “timid openness” to dialogue by the region’s military governments.

Warfighting has only deepened wounds, hardened divides, and fuelled new insurgencies – a rethink is long overdue.

Recent shifts in the international security partnerships of several Sahelian countries have become a matter of fierce public debate. This article analyzes the link between geopolitical imaginaries,...