Introduction: The Glocal Security Challenges of the African State / Abu Bakarr Bah
The Stability of Instability in Africa: Glocalization, Colonial Borders and the Limits of Conflict Resolution / Ian S. Spears
Anglophone War of Secession in Cameroon: Domestic problem, extra-national challenges and shared responsibility / Walters Tohnji Samah
Domestic and External Militarization under Democratic Governance: The Case of Sierra Leone / Abu Bakarr Bah and Kassandra Gonzalez
Boko Haram and Glocalization of Child Soldier Recruitment in Nigeria / Mary Fox
International Responses to the Glocalized Conflict in Mali / Matthew Pflaum
Explaining Piracy: From State Failure to Glocalized Security / Keunsoo Jeong
Foreign Military and Security Bases: Implications for the Practice of Peace and Security in Africa / Sebastian Paalo and John-Paul Banchani.

Intro
Contents
Introduction: The Glocal Security Challenges of the African State
Introduction: State and Security
The African State and Its Glocal Challenges: From State Decay to Securitization
Scope and Themes: The State, Governance, and Security
Conclusion: The State and Glocalized Security
Notes
References
1. The Stability of Instability in Africa: Glocalization, Colonial Borders, and the Limits of Conflict Resolution
Africa's Stubborn Struggle with Political Instability
Forces Conspiring against Stable Democratic Rule in Africa

Conclusion: The State and Its Glocal Peculiarity
Notes
References
2. The Anglophone War of Secession in Cameroon: Domestic Problem, Extra-National Challenges, and Shared Responsibility
Introduction: The Glocal Dimensions of Secessionism
Understanding Anglophone Secessionism
The Glocalization of the Anglophone War of Secession
Internal and External Solutions
Regional Geopolitical Implications
Migration and Diaspora Activism
Human Rights
External Mediation Efforts
Conclusion: The Glocality of the African State
Notes
References

Background and Overview of the Conflict
Globalization, Glocalization, and Security
Globalization and Glocalization
Security in the Sahel
The Case of Mopti and the Introduction of Wagner Group
Mopti conflict
Wagner Group in Mali
Responsibility to Protect: Regional and International Interventions in Mali
Regional Interventions
International Interventions
Conclusions: Glocalized Security and the State
Notes
References
6. Explaining Piracy: From State Failure to Glocalized Security
State Failure: Global Piracy or Local Piracy?