This study seeks to promote a deep understanding of the area in the French-speaking Maghleb-Saharan region. In particular, we would like to take a look at what causes regional instability such as France that undermines the security of Europe and Europ ...
This study seeks to promote a deep understanding of the area in the French-speaking Maghleb-Saharan region. In particular, we would like to take a look at what causes regional instability such as France that undermines the security of Europe and Europe, through the theme of terrorist groups. It is an area classified as Arab-Islamic, but at the same time it has complex cultural elements. Therefore while maintaining a "Arab-Islamic Centrist" view of the French-speaking Magleb-Saharan region, we would like to present a new perspective on regional issues focused on the region's indigenous culture, "Berber."
The Maghreb-Saharan area is a place where many immigrants have been "crossing and mixing" through long history, as well as terrorist groups. We want to point out that the various regional problems were created by breaking away from the "terrorist group here is Arab-Islamic." These problems will be explored through local political, social, cultural and historical processes. This is to go beyond the point of view of the French-speaking region as "Arab-Islamic Centralism." It also aims to light understanding of region with different viewpoints by observing the importance of "surrounding" and collaborate with various scholars.
In summary, the contents and methods of this study are as follows. The study, which will be conducted in a total of three years, is a study of terrorist groups and conflicts in three countries. Algeria, Mali and Tunisia are among the countries to be studied for three years.
The first-year study is a study on the continuous terror and conflict elements and regions in Algeria, also the Algerian government's strategy to deal with them and France's relevance. During the 1990s in the era of terrorism in Algeria's modern history and the subsequent "Concorde policy" of national reconciliation, it examines the disappearance and creation of terrorist groups and analyzes the current situation closely around Kabylia. By analyzing the case of the M'zab region in the Berberian region, which threatens regional security, we are going to study how the unrest in Algeria spreads to the Sahara and connects with terrorist groups.
The second-year study is about tribal relations within Mali, the role of mediation between Algeria and France to stabilize Mali, and the relationship with terrorist groups such as AQIM. Investigate and study the background of and the current process of mergers and acquisitions of seemingly homogeneous terrorist groups in the region, such as the Berber Terrorist Group, the Islamic Terrorist Group, and the Islamic Berber Terrorist Group. We would like to study the role and relationship between Algeria and France, which play an important role in the regional conflict, to see that it is not just a small regional issue but an area that has a status as an international conflict zone.
The third-year study focuses on Tunisia and looks at the confrontation between AQIM and IS in the border areas of Tunisia and Algeria. Above all, the region is where the terrorist groups affiliated with the AQIM compete. Their operation on the Tunisian and Algerian borders is a symbol of Islam, but inside the reality, Tunisia's political, social and economic factors are complicated today. We will study the complexity of these regional problems, and investigate and study why terrorist groups of the region is guaranteeing its locality as a sacred place.
Overall, the most important element of the three-year study is on-site investigation. Regional studies cannot overlook the importance of literature, but they should be able to ensure empirical content through local investigations. To this end, human and material networks with local areas are important, and the team will use local networks accumulated so far to conduct research by collecting data, interviewing experts and conducting on-site surveys. This will produce concrete results for local research. This, after all, is aimed at understanding and looking at the region from our point of view, beyond the limits of relying on Western literature and media.