Kenya, the United States, and Counterterrorism

Summary

This essay outlines the effects of U.S. policies toward Kenya in the context of the war on terrorism. It addresses how Kenya, a majority Christian nation, has responded to American pressure to intensify counterterrorism activities and how the actions of the state have both reflected and aggravated tensions between the central government and Muslim minority communities, particularly those at the coast. Kenya offers a valuable case study of U.S. foreign policy in the age of counterterrorism because it is regarded as both a frontline state in the global war on terrorism and America’s most important ally in the greater Horn of Africa

Keywords

Counterterrorism Human Rights

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