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CHARTING THE PATH TO STABILITY LESSONS AND PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN SAHEL AND HORN OF AFRICA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/girr.2023(VI-IV).01      10.31703/girr.2023(VI-IV).01      Published : Dec 2023

Charting the Path to Stability: Lessons and Prospects for Peace in Sahel and Horn of Africa

    The Sahel and Horn of Africa face several continuing conflicts and difficulties that put the peace and security of the region in jeopardy. Finding lasting peace and security has proven a difficult task in the difficult and unstable Sahel and Horn of Africa regions. This paper undertakes a thorough analysis of the lessons learned from previous endeavours while imagining the path to stability. This investigation will highlight the difficulties while also illuminating viable routes that could result in permanent peace. The aims to produce practical suggestions for the United States, NATO allies, and the African Union by conducting an analysis of the available data, spanning a variety of sources including scholarly works, institutional reports, and expert interviews available online. Essentially, this acts as a knowledge summary and compass for moving forward and negotiating the challenging terrain in the direction of a more stable and secure Sahel and Horn of Africa.

    Horns of Africa, Instability, NATO Allies, Endeavours, Illuminations
    (1) Nehal Khan
    Lecturer, Department of international Relations, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Noor Saeed
    Lecturer, Department of international Relations, National University Of Modern Languages, Islamabad,Pakistan.
    (3) Sahibzada Adil Munir
    Undergraduate, Department Of International, Relations, University of, Peshawar.
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    APA : Khan, N., Saeed, N., & Munir, S. A. (2023). Charting the Path to Stability: Lessons and Prospects for Peace in Sahel and Horn of Africa. Global International Relations Review, VI(IV), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2023(VI-IV).01
    CHICAGO : Khan, Nehal, Noor Saeed, and Sahibzada Adil Munir. 2023. "Charting the Path to Stability: Lessons and Prospects for Peace in Sahel and Horn of Africa." Global International Relations Review, VI (IV): 1-10 doi: 10.31703/girr.2023(VI-IV).01
    HARVARD : KHAN, N., SAEED, N. & MUNIR, S. A. 2023. Charting the Path to Stability: Lessons and Prospects for Peace in Sahel and Horn of Africa. Global International Relations Review, VI, 1-10.
    MHRA : Khan, Nehal, Noor Saeed, and Sahibzada Adil Munir. 2023. "Charting the Path to Stability: Lessons and Prospects for Peace in Sahel and Horn of Africa." Global International Relations Review, VI: 1-10
    MLA : Khan, Nehal, Noor Saeed, and Sahibzada Adil Munir. "Charting the Path to Stability: Lessons and Prospects for Peace in Sahel and Horn of Africa." Global International Relations Review, VI.IV (2023): 1-10 Print.
    OXFORD : Khan, Nehal, Saeed, Noor, and Munir, Sahibzada Adil (2023), "Charting the Path to Stability: Lessons and Prospects for Peace in Sahel and Horn of Africa", Global International Relations Review, VI (IV), 1-10
    TURABIAN : Khan, Nehal, Noor Saeed, and Sahibzada Adil Munir. "Charting the Path to Stability: Lessons and Prospects for Peace in Sahel and Horn of Africa." Global International Relations Review VI, no. IV (2023): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2023(VI-IV).01