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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">17531</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2017-17-4-727-737</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>THEMATIC DOSSIER</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ДОСЬЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">CAMEROON FIGHTING BOKO HARAM</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>КАМЕРУН В БОРЬБЕ С «БОКО ХАРАМ»</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>KOUMA</surname><given-names>Jean Gelin</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кума</surname><given-names>Ж КЖ</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en">Jean Cottin Gelin KOUMA - post-graduate student of the Department of theory and history of international relations of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)</bio><bio xml:lang="ru">Жан Котэн Желэн Кума - аспирант кафедры теории и истории международных отношений Российского университета дружбы народов</bio><email>cottingelin@yahoo.fr</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2017-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2017</year></pub-date><volume>17</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Terrorism as a threat to international security</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Терроризм как угроза международной безопасности</issue-title><fpage>727</fpage><lpage>737</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2017-12-22"><day>22</day><month>12</month><year>2017</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2017, KOUMA J.G.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2017, Кума Ж.К.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2017</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">KOUMA J.G.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Кума Ж.К.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/17531">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/17531</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en">This study proposes to retrace Boko Haram atrocities in Cameroon as well as the history of international cooperation against the Islamist sect since the declaration of the war against it in 2014. The principal internal counter-terrorist efforts are shown, including establishement of “Operational Com-mand” missions, partial reorganization of the territorial map of the army’s command, the expansion of defense policy at the subregional level and the gradual redefinition of military, the allocation of re-sources and tools adapted to these new missions. Cameroon engages in a process of multilateralization of the challenges of counter-terrorism coopera-tion, which gives a new dimension to the action of the defense and security forces as well as the multi-lateralization of the stakes of cooperation. The role of major powers and the countries of the subregion as well as the African Union and the United Nations is revealed. Cameroon is a traditional beneficiary of French military assistance. Counter-terrorist assistance also came from Russia, US, UK and Germany. The role of the Multinational Joint Task Force of Commission of the Lake Chad Basin (LCBC) is shown. The author also shows that the war against Boko Haram seems to produce exceptional results that force both admiration and criticism of the Cameroonian people and the international community. The case of criticism by the NGO Amnesty International is analysed in details.</abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">В данном исследовании описаны преступления террористической группы «Боко Харам» в Камеруне, а также история международного сотрудничества в борьбе против данной исламистской секты с момента объявления войны против нее в 2014 г. Показаны основные антитеррористические усилия Камеруна, в том числе создание «Оперативных командований», частичная реорганизация территориальной обороны, расширение оборонной политики на субрегиональный уровень и постепенная передислокация военных, распределение ресурсов и резервов с учетом новых задач. Камерун участвует в процессе многостороннего контртеррористического сотрудничества, которое придает новый импульс действиям национальных сил обороны и безопасности. Выявлена роль основных держав и стран субрегиона, а также Африканского союза и Организации Объединенных Наций в борьбе с «Боко Харам». Камерун является традиционным бенефициаром французской военной помощи. Антитеррористическая помощь также поступает из России, США, Великобритании и Германии. Показана роль Многонациональной объединенной целевой группы Комиссии бассейна озера Чад. Автор также показывает, что война против «Боко Харам» вызывает одновременно одобрение и критику как со стороны камерунского народа, так и международного сообщества. Подробно разбирается анализ критики со стороны НПО «Международная амнистия».</trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Cameroon</kwd><kwd>Africa</kwd><kwd>Regional Security</kwd><kwd>International Cooperation</kwd><kwd>Terrorism</kwd><kwd>Boko Haram</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Камерун</kwd><kwd>Африка</kwd><kwd>региональная безопасность</kwd><kwd>международное сотруд-ничество</kwd><kwd>терроризм</kwd><kwd>«Боко Харам»</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Bakare, I.A. (2016). Soft Power as a means of fighting international terrorism: a case study of Nigeria’s “Boko Haram”. Vestnik RUDN. International Relations, 16 (2), 285-295.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Bokeriya, S.A. &amp; Omo-Ogbebor, D.O. (2016). Boko Haram: A new paradigm to West Africa Security Challenges. Vestnik RUDN. 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