Political and terror networks in Somalia: A forensic social network approach for explaining consistent unrest

4^th International Conference on Forensic Research & Technology

September 28-30, 2015 Atlanta, USA

Shaul M Gabbay

University of Denver, USA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Forensic Res

Abstract :

The political and social unrest in Somalia have been taking place for more than two decades. Now in this paper I analyze the political and social aspects of the consistent unrest and suggest an alternative social network approach. I argue that political and social networks overlap and have a common interest in maintaining the unrest for political as well as financial gains. Moreover the strong ties with terror networks, some of which are associated with other criminal activities explain the interest on continuation of the unrest and the challenges Western countries including the United States experience in their effort to restore calm in the country. The forensic analysis of Social tribal networks is another dimension of the explanation suggested in this paper.

Biography :

Email: sgabbay@du.edu