SAJIA Volume 30.4 is now available on the Taylor & Francis website. The issue includes several articles on varied topics. One article, by Khayrullin and Korotayev, considers the formation of the alliance between Qatar, Türkiye and the Muslim Brotherhood in the Middle East and North African region. The article argues that, despite the rise of the counterweight Saudi-Emerati alliance, Doha and Ankara continue to play an important role in the region, including the mediation role of Qatar in the context of the renewed conflict between Hamas and Israel. Other articles consider the role of tradable service exports in the South African economy; a call for alignment in Africa’s climate, agriculture and food security policies; lapses in West Africa’s regional security architecture; a historical look at the relationship between The Gambia and the British Commonwealth; and the challenges of the UN Human Rights Due Diligence Policy in peacekeeping operations in the DRC. The issue also includes three book reviews.
Research Articles
By Romy Chevallier
The roots of the Turkish-Qatari-Ikhwani alliance and its activities in North Africa and the Middle East
By Timur R Khayrullin and Andrey V Korotayev
Exploring lapses in West Africa’s security architecture and their implications for regional security
By Ebimboere Seiyefa
By Justin Visagie and Ivan Turok
The golden, tumultuous and normalising eras in the Gambia-UK and Commonwealth relations
By Muhammed Lenn
By Jacob Lisakafu
Book Reviews
Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, by Jessica Davis
Reviewed by Sven Botha
Rich State, Poor State: Why Some Countries Succeed and Others Fail, By Greg Mills and Ray Hartle
Reviewed by Laura-Jane Watkins
Mobility, Mobilization and Counter/Insurgency: The Routes of Terror in an African Context, by Daniel E. Agbiboa
Reviewed by Anthoni Van Nieuwkerk
