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Mugabe and the politics of security in Zimbabwe /Abiodun Alao.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2012.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 293 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780773587748
  • 9780773587755
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DT2996 .M843 2012
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Contents:
2 Zimbabwe's Defence Institutions: The Politics of Creation and Intervention -- 3 Mugabe and the Politics of Domestic Security -- 4 Contending with Allies, Rivals, and Critics: Mugabe's Security Relations with Zimbabwe's Immediate Neighbours -- 5 Mugabe and the Politics of External Military Engagement -- 6 Between East and West: Mugabe, Zimbabwe's Security, and Non-African Countries -- 7 Mugabe, Zimbabwe's Security, and International Organizations -- Conclusion.
Subject: In 1980, the newly independent and democratic Zimbabwe was a beacon of hope in a troubled region. Three decades later, Zimbabwe became the focus of international attention for very different reasons: acrimonious racial relations, controversial elections, economic hardship, and military intervention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mugabe and the Politics of Security in Zimbabwe argues that this unfortunate transition is intrinsically linked to the ways in which President Robert Mugabe used the politics of domestic and external security for his own gain. Abiodun Alao presents a comprehensive study of defense institutions, domestic security policy, and external use of military force during Mugabe's decades of rule. He identifies the role of personality in security and explains how the machinations of a self-perpetuating ruler shaped the economic and political dynamics of the struggling nation. He also provides analytical perspectives on Mugabe's transformations from a freedom fighter to a stable president of a relatively economically strong, independent country, and finally to an imprudent autocrat and international pariah. Nuanced, impassioned, and timely, Mugabe and the Politics of Security in Zimbabwe sheds new light on the effects of national security policy and develops a clear picture of the country's past, present, and future.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

1 Determining Antecedents -- 2 Zimbabwe's Defence Institutions: The Politics of Creation and Intervention -- 3 Mugabe and the Politics of Domestic Security -- 4 Contending with Allies, Rivals, and Critics: Mugabe's Security Relations with Zimbabwe's Immediate Neighbours -- 5 Mugabe and the Politics of External Military Engagement -- 6 Between East and West: Mugabe, Zimbabwe's Security, and Non-African Countries -- 7 Mugabe, Zimbabwe's Security, and International Organizations -- Conclusion.

In 1980, the newly independent and democratic Zimbabwe was a beacon of hope in a troubled region. Three decades later, Zimbabwe became the focus of international attention for very different reasons: acrimonious racial relations, controversial elections, economic hardship, and military intervention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mugabe and the Politics of Security in Zimbabwe argues that this unfortunate transition is intrinsically linked to the ways in which President Robert Mugabe used the politics of domestic and external security for his own gain. Abiodun Alao presents a comprehensive study of defense institutions, domestic security policy, and external use of military force during Mugabe's decades of rule. He identifies the role of personality in security and explains how the machinations of a self-perpetuating ruler shaped the economic and political dynamics of the struggling nation. He also provides analytical perspectives on Mugabe's transformations from a freedom fighter to a stable president of a relatively economically strong, independent country, and finally to an imprudent autocrat and international pariah. Nuanced, impassioned, and timely, Mugabe and the Politics of Security in Zimbabwe sheds new light on the effects of national security policy and develops a clear picture of the country's past, present, and future.

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